Talk the boss off the ledge

You work directly for the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC).

The boss is pissed.

He wants an ass on the fire and won't be satisfied until he hears it sizzling and the owner of said ass crying out in pain.

What do you do?

Do you talk the boss off the ledge or do you adopt minion mode and do whatever?

Seems like some people in HQMC adopted minion mode.  Check this out from Marine Corps Times.

The “impasse” to which Hughes refers appears to be a Marine Corps Times report published online May 19, four days after his email to Murray and Hogue. Titled “Marine Corps commandant, legal staff targeted in IG complaint,” the report details a Marine whistle-blower’s allegations Amos, Hogue and three additional legal advisers for the commandant manipulated the military justice system to ensure Marines were punished for making an inappropriate video in Afghanistan.
Murray, whose boss is Lt. Gen. Robert Milstead, deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, answered Hughes’ inquiry within 30 minutes. Her reply was brief and direct: “Chris,” it reads, “I just discussed this with Gen. Milstead, and he says, ‘this is the dumbest idea he has ever heard, and he will not entertain it.’ I’ve advised our M&RA team to cease any review of below.”
Milstead’s command has responsibility for the exchange stores and commissaries on Marine Corps installations. The order to move Marine Corps Times came quietly in December despite Milstead’s apparent unwillingness to entertain Hughes’ inquiry.

Read the whole thing here.

It appears that I might have painted the Marine Corps General Officer Corps with too broad a brush.

Some backbone still exists.

Some still have ethical standards, moral courage and aren't swayed by the idiocy of politicians in uniform.

Amos has to go.  We all know that.

But after he's gone, we need to do a thorough house cleaning to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Sidenote:  I still contend that Amos' actions stem from directions from the White House that wanted the Marines in the urination video punished to the max.  I base that off nothing but gut instinct.  The remarks by senior administration officials and the President...along with the "push" to placate the Muslim street I believe is the root of all this institutional drama.