via Marine Corps Times.
I don't know the details on this story but Marines have been pulling this mickey mouse shit since travel vouchers were first invented.
If this guy really is guilty then we can look to Amos as the reason why he wasn't properly punished.
Amos fucked up, and the stench of his stupidity is spreading throughout the Marine Corps military justice system. If for no other reason he needs to resign. Separating bad Marines from service just became harder because he didn't/hasn't done the right thing.
Sidenote: Marine Corps Times is mischaracterizing the incident that is stated as undue command influence. It had nothing to do with Amos' little ditty on sexual assault. It had everything to do with him stating that he wanted the Marines in the Taliban urination case crushed. Why Marine Corps Times is attempting to paint Amos with a better brush than he deserves is beyond me.
A combat-wounded Marine accused of defrauding the government as part of a massive embezzlement scheme was acquitted this month after defense attorneys argued during his court-martial that his command took extraordinary measures to ensure he was punished.Read the entire article for yourself.
The criminal case against Staff Sgt. Anthony Rios Jr., 38, is significant because his legal team tied the aggressive effort to prosecute him to a presentation delivered last year to thousands of Marines around the world from the service’s commandant, Gen. Jim Amos. Amos’ so-called Heritage Brief took aim at what he saw as a rash of misbehavior in the ranks — everything from sex assault and hazing to monkey business in the war zone — and called for Marines to hold one another accountable when they screw up.
I don't know the details on this story but Marines have been pulling this mickey mouse shit since travel vouchers were first invented.
If this guy really is guilty then we can look to Amos as the reason why he wasn't properly punished.
Amos fucked up, and the stench of his stupidity is spreading throughout the Marine Corps military justice system. If for no other reason he needs to resign. Separating bad Marines from service just became harder because he didn't/hasn't done the right thing.
Sidenote: Marine Corps Times is mischaracterizing the incident that is stated as undue command influence. It had nothing to do with Amos' little ditty on sexual assault. It had everything to do with him stating that he wanted the Marines in the Taliban urination case crushed. Why Marine Corps Times is attempting to paint Amos with a better brush than he deserves is beyond me.
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ReplyDeleteIts fear... Fear to stand up and do the right thing. Amos won't do it, because he's afraid of losing his job, power influence, etc... and probably more importantly, his legacy. It seams everyone these days is so frikin concerned with their "legacy" that they've lost focus of the critical things in leadership. Things like morale and taking care of your people, things I would consider critical in any unit. But then again, I haven't commanded.
Shit trickles down hill, or in this case, tumbles. Amos has a bigger fish he's worried about. I'm sure it's pucker factor 5 in his office....bunch of cowards!