Fmr. Secretary of Navy says Eddie Gallagher ‘trashing his chain of command’

MSG Tom Earley & SPC Kevin Ford - I think something happened to Gallagher in previous combat that changed him, to the point where the self-disciple that got him through SEAL training and up to CPO was gone. I mean all you have to do is look at his previous record going back 10 years. Trying to run over an MP? Hell, his fellow SEALs were the ones that reported him for the latest crimes.

I don't think that he's able to keep his mouth shut.

Capt Gregory Prickett - It could be, I admit that I haven't looked deeply into his past. It is not uncommon for a traumatic event to start someone down a different path.

Capt Gregory Prickett - Yeah I've seen his past transgressions, but the question as to why he was allowed to remain on active duty. I've seen guys/girls get the boot for far less

1SG John Faircloth - his own peers are the ones that accused him of murder. They are also the ones that wanted to pull his trident.

He interfered yes, and could have stayed out of it but he's Commander in Chief and has every right to do what he thinks is right. Good or Bad, popular or not, at the end of the day, it's his call.

When I was in the Army the President was Commander in Chief at the very top of my chain of command. He had full authority to order me into combat and full authority to issue any pardon he chose. I know that current active duty soldiers and sailors are being crucified for things that were accepted during past wars. Some of the court martial cases I've read about have made me glad that I served my time 50 years ago. It's enough stress to worry about an enemy who spends every waking hour trying to find new ways to kill you. Then add to it the additional stress of trying to avoid making a mistake. Soldiers who are worried about being punished for making a mistake will lose their initiative. At that point our military will cease to function as a truly effective fighting force. Just my humble opinion from an over the hill Vietnam Veteran.

he maybe this, maybe that. it's known he's a war criminal. Trump disrespects war heroes but though supports a criminal with a troubling past

Fox news in his future?

We don't know how many tours Chief Gallagher has made into danger areas. I've seen many of the troops coming back after repeated rotations with severe PTSD. They work and carry on daily activities but to me they look like walking zombies (no disrespect). They seem to have lost the joy of life. For the last 19 years the military has been called upon to fight a dirty war with no end in sight. Sooner or later anyone in the military can be broken. As a current civilian I pray everyday for an end to this continued conflict that is taking our brightest and best and putting them in harms way. Many of them have been sent on four or more tours. Now when President Trump tried to bring the military out of Syria the left went ballistic. How can we ever stop sending our young men and women to war with that kind of disunity in our nation.