Major Jim Gant, on the right path to winning in Afghanistan, or a degenerate criminal?

SSG Gerhard S. — Thu, 07 May 2015 23:32:06 -0400

Special Forces Major Jim Gant was winning over Pashtun tribes in Afghanistan by going "native" with them. He was praised by his chain of command for his successes, and ultimately charged and removed from command for transgressions he engaged in while in theatre. What do you think? http://news.yahoo.com/top-green-beret-officer-forced-resign-over-affair-190327213--abc-news-topstories.html

Top Green Beret Officer Forced to Resign Over Affair With WaPo Reporter

Jim Gant, Once Praised as American Hero of Afghan War, Labeled a ‘Disgrace’ to the Military

Response by SGT Michael Touchet made May 7 at 2015 11:39 PM

SGT Michael Touchet — Thu, 07 May 2015 23:39:47 -0400

I think it is a shame to ruin a great career.

Response by SSG Gerhard S. made May 7 at 2015 11:43 PM

SSG Gerhard S. — Thu, 07 May 2015 23:43:33 -0400

His commanders charged in confidential files that he had "indulged in a self-created fantasy world" of booze, pain pills and sex in a tribal village deep in Taliban and al Qaeda country with his "wife," journalist Ann Scott Tyson.

Maj Gant says... “I never left the battlefield defeated. I never lost a man. Well over 20 awards for valor for the men that I fought alongside. We went after ‘em every single day. I brought all my men home. That’s it,”

Of Gant, Gen Petraeus says... “He clearly had grit. He had guts. He had intelligence,” Petraeus, who became the Afghan war’s commander in 2010, told ABC News in a rare on-camera interview. “He is one to whom we owe a debt of gratitude, even recognizing how things ended for him. Folks make mistakes, obviously.”

Again, Petraeus.... “[Gant] did go native. You go native so that the natives feel that you respect them and are comfortable with them and trust them, above all. And he really was adopted as a son by Sitting Bull... there was no question about the relationship between these two individuals. And that's what you want,” Petraeus said.

Response by SPC Angel Guma made May 8 at 2015 1:58 AM

SPC Angel Guma — Fri, 08 May 2015 01:58:06 -0400

Which do you think it is, SSG Gerhard Seidel?

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 8 at 2015 2:46 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 08 May 2015 02:46:47 -0400

Everyone, don't believe the hype! This man was incompetent, delusional, and negligent for starters. The things he were doing were NOT sanctioned and he is SHUNNED in the Special Forces community. This is a clear cut example of "going native" in the sense of Apocalypse Now. He was knocked down and had his tab revoked on his way out. That is the community saying "you are no longer a part of us".