Check this out...via Stars and Stripes...
Gonna try and keep this rated G....but this goes to a leadership failure and the dangers of political correctness and how it affects our Marines.
Simply put, where were the crusty Marines that have been around the block a couple of times to warn the Junior Marines about reality when in a foreign port of call...
And to be a bit more frank. About the dangers of being in a Pacific port of call where "he-shes", transvestites etc...are more common than real females?
The Marine will be punished severely and with good reason. But make no mistake about it.
Leadership failed this Marine.
A simple liberty safety brief that included a warning about the reality of some of the inhabitants of these cities...how "snagging" a Marine is prized...how you always do a "gear check" would have saved alot of grief.
This whole thing would be funny but a person is dead, another persons life is ruined and political correctness is at fault for it all.
SIDENOTE: Something reeks here. Why would you "detain" an entire Amphibious Ready Group? The Philippines might be more trouble than they're worth. The needy do not dictate to those providing help. A desire to be seen as an equal partner when you're anything but is leading to some very arrogant moves by their government. If this trend continues then we need to seriously rethink teaming with them.
Five Navy warships are being held in port in the Philippines while police investigate the killing of a Filipino transgender at Subic Bay.Ok.
The State Department said in an email Tuesday that a Marine, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., is a suspect in the death of Jeffrey Laude, also known as Jennifer.
Laude, 26, was last seen entering the Celzone Lodge in Olongapo City with a short-haired male foreigner, aged 25-30, around 10:55 p.m. on Saturday. Later, Laude’s naked body, partially covered with a blanket, was found in a bathroom at the hotel.
A State Department spokesperson said the suspect is being held onboard the USS Peleliu while the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and Philippine National Police investigate.
The Peleliu, USS Germantown, USNS Sacagawea, USNS Washington Chambers and the JHSV WestPac Express are staying in the Philippines, Marine Corps Forces Pacific spokesman Col. Brad Bartelt said.
Gonna try and keep this rated G....but this goes to a leadership failure and the dangers of political correctness and how it affects our Marines.
Simply put, where were the crusty Marines that have been around the block a couple of times to warn the Junior Marines about reality when in a foreign port of call...
And to be a bit more frank. About the dangers of being in a Pacific port of call where "he-shes", transvestites etc...are more common than real females?
The Marine will be punished severely and with good reason. But make no mistake about it.
Leadership failed this Marine.
A simple liberty safety brief that included a warning about the reality of some of the inhabitants of these cities...how "snagging" a Marine is prized...how you always do a "gear check" would have saved alot of grief.
This whole thing would be funny but a person is dead, another persons life is ruined and political correctness is at fault for it all.
SIDENOTE: Something reeks here. Why would you "detain" an entire Amphibious Ready Group? The Philippines might be more trouble than they're worth. The needy do not dictate to those providing help. A desire to be seen as an equal partner when you're anything but is leading to some very arrogant moves by their government. If this trend continues then we need to seriously rethink teaming with them.
