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The Polack MSgt

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16. I know one of my Base Commanders retired an 07 with 27+ years

Reply to qazplm135 (Reply #13)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 04:16 PM

Jul 2020

and drew retirement as an 05 at 21 years - The Air Force basically invalidated the last 5 and a half years of his career.

So i knew THAT was possible - But we are only given a rudimentary run down of Military Justice in SNCO Academy - which is why my answer was basically a shrug.

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A technicality almost let the General off the hook for molesting his daughter [View all] The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 OP

Damn, this guy deserves to be castrated. alwaysinasnit Jul 2020 #1

Awful empedocles Jul 2020 #2

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces qazplm135 Jul 2020 #3

And their jurisdiction consists of the people/cases that fall under the UCMJ The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #4

well you are wrong qazplm135 Jul 2020 #5

The judges that sit on that court aren't DoD. I know that. They are outside the chain The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #6

no they actually followed precedent qazplm135 Jul 2020 #7

Thank you for a better explanation of that decision than what Stripes WaPo and CNN ever gave me The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #8

well to be fair to them qazplm135 Jul 2020 #12

Does he keep his military pension? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #9

He was convicted of crimes while in uniform, which I believe is grounds to revisit his retirement The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #10

I hope they can stop the pension, maybe demand repayment. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #11

victims of abuse can receive benefits qazplm135 Jul 2020 #15

not for officers qazplm135 Jul 2020 #14

almost assuredly yes qazplm135 Jul 2020 #13

I know one of my Base Commanders retired an 07 with 27+ years The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #16

It's not an easy answer qazplm135 Jul 2020 #17