http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/deserter-fuba/all/
SAN DIEGO, California — On Jan. 26, 2011, a pair of U.S. Marines put Alan Gourgue in handcuffs and a restraint belt and hauled him across the country to face trial as a deserter. Gourgue was distraught and completely confused; he had been honorably discharged in 2006 and finished his reserve obligation four months earlier.
Basically I guy does his time in the Marines, gets out, get's arrested, detained and forced to work for a month, losses his job, and racks up legal fees associated with his arrest. What the Marine Corp give him back? A 'whoops, our bad' and a plane ticket home.
That sucks, but I suspect that he will come out on top in the end.
I expect this was just another test of mental toughness as part of his training. Fake discharge. Very clever.
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
I expect this was just another test of mental toughness as part of his training. Fake discharge. Very clever.
He will come out ontop of this.
Scary and sad. Hope he gets what's due to him.
This is where the Commander in Chief needs to step in, apologize, and hand him a check for his hours worked, shake his hand, and thank him for his service and buy him a dinner at Chick-fil-A.
Chicago values or not.....
This is where I slide in something floundery, then get banned...
Margie
