There is an interesting article in the Air Force Times on Col. Klesa Christian. She was passed over for blowing the whistle on what she described at the service’s “broken” personnel system. She wanted the job to overhaul the system. Her qualifications seemed to make her an ideal candidate. However, Maj. Gen. James Rubeor passed her over. According to the article, “He told other officers […]
Over the past 24 hours, I’ve read 2 articles about injured service members and their bids to continue to serve in uniform. One trumpets the first USAF officer (1Lt Ryan McGuire) to complete initial pilot training as an amputee. (The first US officer (Lt Col Andrew Lourake) returned to the cockpit after an above-the-knee amputation less than 7 years ago.) Those […]
Stars and Stripes reports that a “former Kunsan Air Base military doctor convicted of rape in 2008 will be able to practice medicine again in Florida if he complies with a settlement agreement, according to a June 3 decision made by the state’s board of medicine.” Mark Seldes must complete 300 hours of community service, pay a $10,000 […]
Onlinenews.com reports that a military court in Pakistan has completed the trial of eleven civilians accused of attacking the Army headquarters. According to the article, the military court conducted the hearing at an unidentified place for five months and completed the court martial on Monday. On October 10, 2009 ten assailants armed with heavy ammunition and hand grenades […]
McClatchy has two stories on Brian Foster and some of the problems of post-trial appeals available here and here. Brian Foster is a Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and a military policeman. A military jury convicted Foster of spousal rape in late 1999 and sentenced him to 17 years. In February 2009, the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed […]