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Man, what a great speech in defense of Marland. The most striking moment in that speech to me was at the 4:20 mark, when he says, "It demonstrates something to be proud of, when a small boy, in a foreign country, where they don't speak the same language, and barely knows this person, and see him...sees that flag on his shoulder... as a symbol of someone he can go to for protection."
If the only thing that precipitated that "no" box check on Army values was that one incident...we have badly lost our way. 
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27 March 2016, 21:06
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28 April 2016, 20:41
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Just saw this come across. Interesting development.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/28/army-retains-decorated-green-beret-it-planned-to-kick-out-over-confronting-afghan-child-rapist.html?intcmp=hpbt2
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28 April 2016, 21:17
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Second, and I apologize if this is out of my lane, but will he still have a career in the Army after this? With all the publicity and potentially political strings being pulled (appropriately in my opinion) it seems like the chances of someone being pissed about this and/or his profile being considered to high are pretty high. Just curious.
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28 April 2016, 22:27
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Sure some people are probably angry. But then there are PLENTY of others that would gladly welcome the man into their unit.
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28 April 2016, 23:01
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Out of my lane, but stoked to hear about this win. Acquired sense (what SHOULD) be common sense, finally prevailed.
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Just read the decision from DA. He is only being given 60-90 day reprieve to submit an appeal. He is not out of the woods yet. At least they are now giving him a chance to appeal.
The MSM is again not reporting the whole story but jumping for the quick headline.....
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29 April 2016, 07:45
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Well, I wish him and his tm the best of luck. If he wins/beats it, personally I would say FUCK SF and reclass.
With the lack of support he had form his CoC...FUCK them.. Ride it out and retire... Spineless bastards...
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29 April 2016, 09:28
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Well at least a step in the right direction. Thanks for clearing-up.
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29 April 2016, 10:48
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Give me a name, and I will go visit them personally, and ass fuck them within an inch of their life, with a Louisville Slugger... Not even those ridiculous SJW's could be "Angry"... HK
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29 April 2016, 12:41
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The cancer that caused this BS is not being addressed. The uniformed mutagens at the core of the problem need to be identified and excised.
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30 April 2016, 11:50
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I won't celebrate yet, but it's a step in the right direction at least. A similarly mind boggling one from the USAF side: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/12/24/air-force-reinstates-pilots-disciplined-over-miley-themed-texts-reps-hail-decision.html http://www.jqpublicblog.com/in-message-to-wing-commanders-welsh-declares-zero-privacy-doctrine-for-all-airmen/ TL/DR: three instructor pilots were on the way out the door with UOTHC discharges for LITERALLY nothing more than texting each other some Miley Cyrus lyrics. Now clearly that is super gay and shows questionable judgement all on its own, but the amazing part is how long all this went on before the USAF (arguably) pulled its head out of its ass. If you want to really get pissed off, read the whole second article. Incompetence stupidity and careerism are nothing new but based on some of the unbelievably stupid shit I've seen in the last 5 or 6 years, I really wonder what the military will be like in another 10. Is there a thread for stupidest decisions of all time? If not we should start one.
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#118
7 July 2016, 19:36
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There was a time when military leadership was able to deflect undue political hardship away from the troops. We now live in a world where the political pendulum swings so far that it takes the innocent with it. Political appointees act like demi-gods spewing ideology instead of doing their jobs. I wish I felt that it could get better, but it's gonna take one hell of a blockade to stop the pendulum already in motion. And dare I say, that either way people's careers are gonna get hurt.
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#119
21 July 2016, 15:36
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/07...ack-ruse.html#
While I applaud the efforts of this bill and find it to be appealing in theory, it still does not protect us from the NCOER which is written at the tactical level, way below the cut-line of politicians in the Beltway. There are still plenty of ways to show a guy the door without directly bringing charges against him for "egregious" acts conducted in the name of moral justice. Anybody hear any recent developments on Martland?
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