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    Default Lt. Stuart Scheller Charged with Six Violations, Referred to Special Court-Martial

    Not sure here, as a non-military member - as to whether the charges meet the 'crime'? I have seen men before condemn in some manner - but these 6 charges seem out of the norm to me.

    @Gunny and other military folks - is this on target?

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    Lt. Stuart Scheller Charged with Six Violations, Referred to Special Court-Martial

    North Carolina – Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller was released from the brig at Camp Lejeune on Tuesday and formally charged with six violations and referred to a special court-martial on Wednesday.

    Marine Corps Times reported:

    Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller has formally been charged with six violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and has been referred to a special court-martial, a Marine Corps spokesman said Wednesday.

    “In the military there are proper forums to raise concerns with the chain of command,” Capt. Sam Stephenson, a spokesman for Training and Education Command, said in a statement emailed to Marine Corps Times Wednesday. “In a general sense not specific to any case, posting to social media criticizing the chain of command is not the proper manner in which to raise concerns with the chain of command and may, depending upon the circumstances, constitute a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.”

    Scheller has been charged with Article 88 (contempt toward officials), Article 89 (disrespect toward superior commissioned officers), Article 90 (willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer), Article 92 (dereliction in the performance of duties), Article 92 (failure to obey order or regulation) and Article 133 (conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman), Stephenson said.
    Scheller was thrown into the brig for daring to rebuke military leadership for surrendering to the Taliban, arming the terrorists group with $83 billion in US weapons, and stranding thousands of Americans and green card holders in the country.

    When 13 American servicemen and women were slaughtered by an ISIS bomber Lt. Col. Scheller spoke out.

    Scheller was placed in pre-trial confinement on September 27.

    Last week before he was arrested and sent to the brig, Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller went on a rampage against President Trump and his family on Facebook.

    Scheller had this to say about President Trump and his family:

    President Trump. I was told by everyone to kiss the ring because of your following and power. I refuse. While I respect your foreign policy positions, I hate how you divided the country. I don’t need or want your help. You do not have the ability to pull US together. You may even win the next election. But your generation’s time is running out. Tell your son to stop tweeting about me. Your whole family knows nothing about US or our sacrifices. I could never work with you. I’d rather sit in jail and be released with a dishonorable than make compromises in my beliefs.
    Rest - https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/new...mj-violations/
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    A long time has passed since my time involved with courts-martial and Article 32 hearings.

    But... I think three of the articles will stand up.

    It seems he is pissed at Presidents Biden and Trump both as well as the upper chain of command.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimnyc View Post
    Not sure here, as a non-military member - as to whether the charges meet the 'crime'? I have seen men before condemn in some manner - but these 6 charges seem out of the norm to me.

    @Gunny and other military folks - is this on target?

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    Lt. Stuart Scheller Charged with Six Violations, Referred to Special Court-Martial

    North Carolina – Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller was released from the brig at Camp Lejeune on Tuesday and formally charged with six violations and referred to a special court-martial on Wednesday.

    Marine Corps Times reported:



    Scheller was thrown into the brig for daring to rebuke military leadership for surrendering to the Taliban, arming the terrorists group with $83 billion in US weapons, and stranding thousands of Americans and green card holders in the country.

    When 13 American servicemen and women were slaughtered by an ISIS bomber Lt. Col. Scheller spoke out.

    Scheller was placed in pre-trial confinement on September 27.

    Last week before he was arrested and sent to the brig, Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller went on a rampage against President Trump and his family on Facebook.

    Scheller had this to say about President Trump and his family:



    Rest - https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/new...mj-violations/
    I don't see dereliction of duty, nor Art 90, willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer. Those two look like pile-on's. I would have to see the specific charge for each because we're talking Marine Corps, and don't know what he does 24/7. Article 133 is a given in a dog and pony show at this level. Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.

    Contempt and disrespect he may as well raise his right hand to. He earned those.

    There's no Article 134 charges. That Article basically states anything you've done that we don't like that there isn't an article for. That's where they usually pile on. In this case, the charges are serious enough that piling on isn't necessary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    I don't see dereliction of duty, nor Art 90, willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer. Those two look like pile-on's. I would have to see the specific charge for each because we're talking Marine Corps, and don't know what he does 24/7. Article 133 is a given in a dog and pony show at this level. Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.

    Contempt and disrespect he may as well raise his right hand to. He earned those.

    There's no Article 134 charges. That Article basically states anything you've done that we don't like that there isn't an article for. That's where they usually pile on. In this case, the charges are serious enough that piling on isn't necessary.
    To me, there was no doubt he was gonna get tossed. But the charges did seem to be overkill, so wanted to find out for sure.
    “You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock

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    Did I miss why he was yelling about trump when he was complaining about actions under biden?
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    Quote Originally Posted by fj1200 View Post
    Did I miss why he was yelling about trump when he was complaining about actions under biden?
    He was yelling about Trump "dividing the Nation". That came about because a bunch of Trump supporters jumped the gun and started up a collection for him.

    To me? Sounds like a f-ing Marine. Ooh-RAH! F*ck ALL politicians. don't know their asses from a hole in the ground. The Marine Corps would function just fine without their anchor-asses hanging around our necks all the time.

    Guess I'm getting carried away. Again
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimnyc View Post
    To me, there was no doubt he was gonna get tossed. But the charges did seem to be overkill, so wanted to find out for sure.
    I'm surprised there's not more. They could get him for counts on each Article. Looks like they're jsut going for the main charges to get it over with. The Marine Corps hates negative publicity almost as much as commies.
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    Excuse my jaded thoughts, but I just HAVE TO wonder what this guy's got lined up in the civilian World worth tanking a guaranteed retirement. Even if passed for promotion, a LtCol can stay 20+ years and retire.
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    That makes sense to me, Gunny. The LTC either has something lined up, or he comes from lots of money.



    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    Excuse my jaded thoughts, but I just HAVE TO wonder what this guy's got lined up in the civilian World worth tanking a guaranteed retirement. Even if passed for promotion, a LtCol can stay 20+ years and retire.

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