The Ghost of Military Service past

[razorjak]

For the record, while I was in the military I spent six months under courts martial investigation. It took six months to be cleared of the charges which stemmed from a false identification due to circumstancial evidence. In fact, the only reason I was cleared was because the woman I was supposed to have raped didn't understand why I was in the courtroom when the trial date finaly came around. When she was told I was the defendant she told the court that they were all crazy. Six months of hell ended in less than ten minutes.

Yes, that's right. I spent six months in hell because the MPs and CID refused to hold a line-up. For six months I was looked at by my chain of command as a criminal. I was told by the company CO that he could not speak to me without "reading me my rights" each and every time. I was unable to attend any service school and watched those who were below me go to PLDC, BNOC and in one case ANOC. I was in formation while I saw others promoted. My nerves couldn't take it. I snapped and spent a bit of time under psych treatment.

This treatment, which was really little more than how to deal after my nervous breakdown, has come back to haunt me. Any job that requires a thorough background check sees this and decides that I'm not right for the job.

Be all you can be ... which in my case seems to be nothing more than a bouncer.

Comments

[razorjak.livejournal.com]

I think I may actually get that done in cross stitch and hang it in my den.

[realtimemike.livejournal.com]

Make sure to give credit to "Army latrine in Geissen Germany"