D_Burchfield
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IMO, the first charge is desertion during time of war. Severe penalty here if convicted. Waiting weeks to report is unacceptable, for whatever reason.
His unit is already involved in some capacity as it has been elevated to active status. BTW, does anyone know which type of unit he is assigned to. I didn't see any references to his MOS, his unit's mission, or their current assignment.
At the minimum, he should be charged and jailed for the duration of his trial. Put him in standard Military Penitentiary Green. He should not be allowed to interact with other Marines who have upheld their end of the bargain. I don't think his contract with the United States Government is open to negotiation.
He is a chicken-s###, sorry excuse for a man.
This is another great example of "It's someone else's fault."
I'll bet that the "aggressive" recruiter held a gun to his head all the way through boot camp.
Twenty years at hard labor at Fort Leavenworth followed by a dishonorable discharge doesn't seem unreasonable to me.
OK, now that I've had a chance to simmer down and think about it rationally, call for a rally of blissninnies and shoot him for desertion in public.
