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sarge43

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25. It's not that hard.

Thu May 13, 2021, 02:46 PM

May 2021

Have to be near incompetent or in a super slo-mo career field to be stuck at captain. It's the jump to lieutenant colonel when promotion turns red in tooth and claw.

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Active-duty Marine Major Christopher Warnagiris arrested for assault on Capitol 1/6 [View all] Generic Other May 2021 OP

A Major?! gratuitous May 2021 #1

Rank does not equate to sanity Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #3

During the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq military men malaise May 2021 #4

++++ KPN May 2021 #29

Doesn't isis do that too? LittleGirl May 2021 #36

if your neighbor azureblue May 2021 #44

"Major" is also a holding rank for guys who don't have what it takes to get further. marble falls May 2021 #6

This is exactly accurate Still Sensible May 2021 #47

Not True. COL Mustard May 2021 #76

Like I said. Their carreer goes no further than Major. marble falls May 2021 #77

Absofuckinglutely correct. nt MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #83

It's almost automatic if you stick around long enough. At least it was in the Army. But... TreasonousBastard May 2021 #8

Passed over twice for promotion and you are out except if you were enlisted for 4 years marie999 May 2021 #20

I don't get the Army over this. My FiL enlisted as a PFC in '38. By the end of WWII he was ... marble falls May 2021 #60

Wow, that's quite the history! dhol82 May 2021 #61

Wow! MLAA May 2021 #104

He's mentioned in "The Battle for the Bridge: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in ... marble falls May 2021 #106

That's not my experience. TomSlick May 2021 #79

Oh, let me tell you some tales. LOL Solly Mack May 2021 #11

He was ordered to do it by his commander in chief AZ8theist May 2021 #24

He'll probably try to use that... SergeStorms May 2021 #38

Isn't following an illegal order a court martial offense? AZ8theist May 2021 #59

I'm not familiar with military law... SergeStorms May 2021 #94

The JAG won't bother with that. sarge43 May 2021 #101

It's not that hard. sarge43 May 2021 #25

Yes, I'm a retired Navy Mustang Officer. I retired at 29 years as a LCDR/O4 maxrandb May 2021 #41

About the same in the Air Force. sarge43 May 2021 #42

Correct. In my Enlisted Rate the promotion percentage to E8 was 2% maxrandb May 2021 #43

the drawdown qazplm135 May 2021 #70

yep retired Army LTC here qazplm135 May 2021 #69

Same thought here mahina May 2021 #35

Because there are so few slots... Grins May 2021 #45

A Major Lo$eR and $uckeR according to the oRange mob$teR... Justice matters. May 2021 #54

don't know about the Marines qazplm135 May 2021 #67

About the same with the Marines, MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #85

For A While, At Least In The Army.... COL Mustard May 2021 #75

When I was an active duty Marine, soldierant May 2021 #93

A classic and definitely not limited to the Corps. sarge43 May 2021 #98

Long but good military joke maxrandb May 2021 #102

... soldierant May 2021 #108

... sarge43 May 2021 #109

+1, uponit7771 May 2021 #96

One hopes they Sherman A1 May 2021 #2

Yeah, cort marital and kiss the pension goodbye. Warpy May 2021 #37

I do like that "cort marital" since that's where his spousal relation is headed. erronis May 2021 #51

Grifting scum getting fat off the government he attacks. Can his ass!! Baked Potato May 2021 #5

That he thought he could do this without repercussions to his career is frightening. Hassin Bin Sober May 2021 #7

I don't think any of the January 6 terrorists thought of repercussions. Lonestarblue May 2021 #30

+1, no mask and fuckin on camera too !! omfg uponit7771 May 2021 #97

Loss of Marine status via dishonorable discharge, loss of all benefits. Paladin May 2021 #9

And up the chain we go. GOOD. Nail these a'holes. hlthe2b May 2021 #10

Not a career enhancing action. cloudbase May 2021 #12

whoa! 4 months later, the long arm of the law catches up with perp. Demovictory9 May 2021 #13

A marine major! dawg day May 2021 #14

Active Duty U.S. Marine Corps Officer Arrested for Assault on Federal Law Enforcement Officer During mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 #15

Shouldn't he be court martialed as well? Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #63

same sovereign so no qazplm135 May 2021 #71

Doesn't Civilian Authority Generally Defer To Military Authority On Such Matters? n/t DallasNE May 2021 #82

I'm guessing it would if he had attacked a navy base, but Ilsa May 2021 #89

not really qazplm135 May 2021 #91

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker May 2021 #84

I bet he lied to his superiors about where he was that day. Doesn't that make him AWOL? SunSeeker May 2021 #86

no qazplm135 May 2021 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author Baked Potato May 2021 #16

then must be stripped of all rank. bucked back down to cadet , AllaN01Bear May 2021 #17

you can't actually demote Officers qazplm135 May 2021 #92

all these llashram May 2021 #18

I do believe you are correct in the intent. 4 years ago it was laughable. Look at the traction Evolve Dammit May 2021 #21

My Friend's Son Joined the Marines leftieNanner May 2021 #26

well, figures llashram May 2021 #33

my nephew spent his life in the army. he's 1 of only 3 thugs in the family. mopinko May 2021 #99

This Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #73

Enjoy your stay in Leavenworth, clown. n/t malthaussen May 2021 #19

Hard labor .. Bo Zarts May 2021 #48

He is not fit to serve. LiberalFighter May 2021 #22

This case is live now. Baked Potato May 2021 #23

Done. On different case now. Baked Potato May 2021 #27

The Navy needs to bring back Keel hauling 48656c6c6f20 May 2021 #28

I have to agree with you NoSheep May 2021 #50

The beauty is, Once the civilian courts get finished with him, Ray Bruns May 2021 #31

An active duty Major? I cannot believe he did not have enough sense to stay away from this event. UCmeNdc May 2021 #32

Every seditionist there felt invincible, Trump spent all day telling them they were..... DENVERPOPS May 2021 #40

Soon to be a former Marine. mahina May 2021 #34

1+ keithbvadu2 May 2021 #39

Wonder what his job is in the Marines. Treefrog May 2021 #46

Don't know, but padah513 May 2021 #55

Who knows. I knew a woman who was in intelligence in the Air Force years ago. Treefrog May 2021 #68

He's in ever so much trouble. snort May 2021 #49

Majordom is a cesspool, in my experience .. Bo Zarts May 2021 #52

Bust his ass Jilly_in_VA May 2021 #53

His commander most likely already has him up on charges. UCmeNdc May 2021 #78

Do they start by ripping off his insignia of rank and breaking Harker May 2021 #56

OK, that makes me sad. No Semper Fi in him... Wounded Bear May 2021 #57

So.....they gonna say this guy is Antifa? Nevilledog May 2021 #58

Throw away the god damned key Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #62

Goon live love laugh May 2021 #64

Welcome to the UCMJ, Major Warnagiris. 11 Bravo May 2021 #65

It will be interesting to see the difference in justice between military and civilian. usaf-vet May 2021 #105

If it were up to me... BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #66

Great!! Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #72

The military has always supported the Republican Party Edwcraig May 2021 #74

The scum needs to be court martialed and dishonorably discharged. SunSeeker May 2021 #80

Evangelical acquaintances fear Sharia Law. SleeplessinSoCal May 2021 #81

Unlike Lucas McCain, Warnagiris was caught on video. Marcuse May 2021 #87

Dishonorable discharge DFW May 2021 #88

He can say goodbye to his commission yonder May 2021 #95

I used to ride my bike around the diverdownjt May 2021 #100

I want to know at what point do they lose their voting and gun rights? Nt bonniebgood May 2021 #103

Yank His Military Benefits!!!! Sane1 May 2021 #107