A Fish Story? Paratrooper Who Completed Final Jump With Pet Fish Receives UCMJ

I hope to Hod that it was only a summarized Art 15 with min restriction and extra duty. Perhaps researching the fish’s depth range.

I still can't figure out how this is a safety violation.

There’s something fishy here.....

This happened in 2015, right?

Who's on Matthew's side??

In this respect I was fortunate. Uncle Sam and I had an arrangement. For the MOS I was being recruited for, I requested heavily that I wasn't jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft. Uncle Sam made the concessions. Really ticked off my First Sgt. though who wasn't made privy to the details.

Holy fuck 279 likes lol hot damn

I can see taking a lucky charm piece zipped up in the trousers or jacket..but a fish in a water bottle...hmmmm...how did the jumpmaster miss THAT one....he also should be held accountable....but...we ALL have seen jumps with military service dogs attached to body harnesses....no harm done...I feel a simple I WILL NOT DO THIS AGAIN,SIR...and perhaps a week in the chow hall or rigging shack should suffice,,,after all...it was ONLY a fish in a bottle....but the military legal beast is what it is, unfortunately....let's see how the poor trooper ends up...God bless him...me, personally, would have approached him upon landing and asked if the fish was jump qualified and a real sky soldier !!!!! I'm sure he would have grinned as acknowledged YES to both questions !!!!

REALLY, Is the reality of our service now,that with in this world of social media,that a soldier can't celebrate his last jump.Now there are regs,yes WE ALL know,but a company grade ?Seriously?A little ass chew and maybe a day or two CQ,but shows the lack of a commander discretion.All said there maybe more ot the story.

Did the fish have a back up shoot