Posted on Sep 30, 2016
Army reverses decision to kick out paralyzed Green Beret
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That is great news MSG (Join to see). Thanks for letting us know that "Maj. Gen. Thomas Seamands, head of Human Resources Command, has characterized Sgt.1st Class Tim Brumit's accident as in the line of duty and caused by simple negligence, overturning an earlier decision to give him an other-than-honorable discharge because of his condition."
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"Army investigation found that he had trace amounts of cocaine in his system"....hold on. Now fair is fair. He came up hot for a controlled substance. Any other Soldier comes up hot, would face a discharge that would hurt them for the rest of their lives. I don't see why alcohol would even be a factor. If he was on his own time back home, then this whole debacle wasn't necessary. I'm not holier than thou, and I've assisted in sending Soldiers packing after coming up hot, this is not fair. I wish the man the best, I'm genuinely sorry for his injuries, but he is a SNCO. No tab or qualification, or MOS matters.
If anyone can explain "trace amounts of cocaine", and how it got into his system (don't use the money has coke on it line), I'd more than welcome it
The apparent half-life for cocaine is short, approximately 0.8 ± 0.2 hours, while the half-life of benzoylecgonine is 6 hours. So how trace is trace?
http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/research/job185drugs/cocain.htm
If anyone can explain "trace amounts of cocaine", and how it got into his system (don't use the money has coke on it line), I'd more than welcome it
The apparent half-life for cocaine is short, approximately 0.8 ± 0.2 hours, while the half-life of benzoylecgonine is 6 hours. So how trace is trace?
http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/research/job185drugs/cocain.htm
Drugs and Human Performance FACT SHEETS - Cannabis / Marijuana ( D 9 -Cocaine
Cocaine hydrochloride is a white to light brown crystalline powder, shiny rather than dull in appearance. Cocaine base is white to beige in color; waxy/soapy to flaky solid chunks.
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Thanks for the share MSG (Join to see). I am sorry to hear he is paralyzed but he did a good thing trying to save the girl. My only concern was the trace amounts of cocaine in his system. If he was doing drugs, that in itself would have been enough to kick him out. LTC Stephen F.
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FYI SFC William Farrell A large percentage of U.S. currency bears traces of cocaine. SNOPES and a lot of other sources confirm that at least 20% of us bills have trace amounts of cocaine in them. "Contrary to our first thought upon encountering this interesting little fact, that trace amounts of cocaine turn up on approximately four of every five bills in circulation doesn't mean the now-contaminated currency was at one time used to snort coke or passed through the dope-laden paws of seedy characters. Rather, the drug is easily conveyed from one bill to another because cocaine in powdered form is extremely fine. (This point would have been much more difficult to explain prior to the anthrax mailings of 2001, but those deadly contaminations taught even the least drug-savvy among us how easily minute amounts of finely-milled substances can be transferred from one letter to another, even when the powder is contained within the envelope rather than lying on the surface.)
http://www.snopes.com/business/money/cocaine.asp
http://www.snopes.com/business/money/cocaine.asp
Does a large percentage of U.S. currency bear traces of cocaine?
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SFC William Farrell
LTC Stephen F. - Ive heard that before Colonel, thank you. I dont know if it would be enough to explain trace amounts of cocaine in the sergeant's blood or urine samples they took after his accident.
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SFC William Farrell
Sgt Gus Laskaris - Thats what I thought too Gus but since I dont know anything about drug tests or having ever done drugs, I was reserved in my response.
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