Posted on May 27, 2015
Fort Carson Soldier faces possible court martial. Is this too harsh?
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UCMJ
Court Martial
Leadership
Customs and Courtesies
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She brought this on herself and embarrassed the Army by her actions.
If she gets two years confinement (very, very unlikely), she will again have brought it on herself by refusing a lesser form of punishment (Art 15), which will in all probability be offered to her. If she does that, then, no, two years is not too harsh for this idiot.
She brought this on herself and embarrassed the Army by her actions.
If she gets two years confinement (very, very unlikely), she will again have brought it on herself by refusing a lesser form of punishment (Art 15), which will in all probability be offered to her. If she does that, then, no, two years is not too harsh for this idiot.
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1LT Kathleen Heisler
Col. I could not agree more with comment. I felt it was an honor to wear the uniform and to salute the flag that represented the Country we swore to defend
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I personally think she should be punished, But I think a FG Art 15 would suffice. Do I think this will change her attitude? Probably not. I have seen a growing trend lately of disrespecting the flag and this country in general, and I don't think this trend is going away anytime soon. It certainly won't in the Military if we don't draw a line in the sand and make it clear that certain customs and courtesies are expected from our Service Members. If we turn our backs and ignore it, it will only get worse.
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I agree. Being a former paralegal, there would be many others in violation of something like this... but she caught national attention. The UCMJ should not factor that in. Rather, the purpose of applying UCMJ is to educate, correct, and rehabilitate. But she is caught up in the "Cattle Effect" where it's easy to get blasted and have everybody else go along.
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SFC Stephen King
MAJ (Join to see) I agree. We have to instill discipline and set an example. However, if the Soldier has demonstrated this behavior do we really want them to serve?
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Had a Soldier that had a Gym profile that got caught by the post commander hiding in his car during the flag detail while I was on leave.
He ended up pulling three months of flag detail.
He ended up pulling three months of flag detail.
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SSG Richard Reilly
Yeah I thought it was an honor too but it wasn't a punishment. It was to teach him that it is an honor and teach him how to properly do that duty.
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