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by jki275
2183 days ago
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It's trained from early in bootcamp that misconduct must be reported and dealt with. The Gallagher debacle did not go like you're claiming. Some of the SEALs who reported him went on to choice assignments that I know of personally, and I believe at least one of them has made Chief since (for the non-Navy that's the biggest promotion an enlisted Sailor can get). There's always some measure of risk I suppose, but NSW handled that case by the book. The lawyers fucked it up, and then his lawyer managed to get the case into the public eye and by extension a CINC with no military experience or understanding who interfered in the case over and over. The military isn't perfect in this area by any means, but in my experience if they're going to err, they're going to err on the side of a full investigation and throwing the military member under the bus whether deserved or not. |
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I’m sorry but that’s not how the Gallagher case went down. To specifically reinforce the point:
“ It is an unspoken rule among their teams that SEALs should not report other SEALs for misconduct. An internal investigation could close off choice assignments or end careers for the accusers as well as the accused. And anyone who reported concerns outside the tight-knit SEAL community risked being branded a traitor.”
“ The platoon members told investigators that they tried repeatedly to report what they saw, but that the chain of command above them was friendly toward Chief Gallagher and took no action. Finally, in April 2018, they went outside the SEALs to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Chief Gallagher was arrested a few months later.”