Posted on Feb 16, 2016
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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RP Members this is one of those questions that got lost back in 2016 that is still a great question.

What would you do about this situation? Would you turn them in or comfront them first?

Would you have rights if you were a "whistleblower" against your immeidate supervisor or leader?

How many have been faced with this situation and can you share your story with the rest of the RP Group (no names please)?
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SPC Sean C
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Well let’s see.. I had a SSG who got a PFC pregnant.. a DUI.. and shot some one in the club.. He never received any UCMJ.. but he did get an Audie Murphy Award.. I guess that makes you untouchable. He is one the biggest piles of toxic shit the Army has.. He is now a 1SG
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Ha, turned in my 1SG for drug seeking behavior and all I got to face were repurcussions.......for almost 4 months while on rotation in Germany.
SGT Ron Cummings
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Had a friend who was NCOIC of a specialty clinic at a large Army hospital. One of the doctors had a lucrative private practice off base, which was fine, but he was stocking it with supplies taken from the clinic on post. She reported it, he was told to remember to ask to "borrow" things, got reassigned and never saw another promotion. Fortunately she was a SFC and had enough rank to retire in a few years later.
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SSG Rob Hanson
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It's called an integrity check. Blowback doesn't factor in, otherwise you're just as guilty.
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Robert Harris
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I sprinkled several of my so called Military Leaders with certain obvious Facts, but their vanity refuses to Notice the obvious & the results on their part is devastating, but prior to this they made sure to Retaliate Against me. I've experienced this same scenario all throughout my Military journey and Noticed that there will always be someone trying to get over on the next person, especially if you're an officer.
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CPT Michael Moyers
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I actually just left my job due to this. My boss’s moral compass did not point in the same direction as mine.

My direct supervisor was a VP who was extremely close friends with a contracted staff member (like, going on vacations together). She would constantly try to get her friend more work in our program, without even looking at other contractors. The situation came to a head when one of the other contractors asked for a rate increase at his contract renewal. He wasn’t asking for anything exorbitant, and he does outstanding work so it was really a no-brainer. The first thing my boss wanted to know was if we were going to offer the same increase to her friend. Her pretense was that “we can’t pay a man more than a woman to do the same job.” However, this was never even mentioned with the other positions which use contractors, male and female. As I dug more into the relationship, I found that the state agency we worked for had removed the contractor from full-time employment in the program because she was using her private business to funnel business to the organization and vice versa.

The worst part being that my boss saw absolutely nothing wrong with what she was doing, despite the fact that people have gone to prison for doing exactly that.
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Notify CID.
Everyone has one of these stories. And they all end the same way: everyone gets what's coming to them.
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COL Roxanne Arndt
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I would report them after I had a trail of evidence.
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LCpl Steve Smith
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs MIKEL!!!! How you been Sir? How is the VR Site going? Now for my answer to the question above I would Report Him/Her (since I've had Both Male and Female CO's) To the Higher authorities Depending on where they were in the Chain of Command would dictate which Big Dog I would report them to.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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LCpl Steve Smith we had to shut down the VR Site because of health reasons and we transitioned it to the "Warriors for Life" Virtual Group Support - been going for about 4 years altogether now.
https://www.victoryforveterans.org/support
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LCpl Steve Smith
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs - I hope everyone's health is better, and thanks for all the outreach stuff you do.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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LCpl Steve Smith - Everyone is doing well. How about you Steve? How are you doing brother?
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LCpl Steve Smith
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Just saw your reply sorry it took so long to see it. I'm doing okay thanks still have my ups and downs with my Anxiety/ Panic and Depression but I'm still kicking lol.
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SSG Craig Newton
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I would turn their ass in. I’m old enough to not give a shit about the consecutive me.
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