Time out for a second, and for many reasons.
1. It took Gojira great strength to announce publicly what is occurring privately in their life.
What they decide to share either way, we, as posters should be thankful for their willingness to share and not question if there is something more to the story.
We should respect each other. Their life experience helps this site.
2. It disheartens me that the OP is not getting our support.
I feel immense emotion over their treatment from posters, because I assured them of how this site is about supporting, guiding and directing each other. I played a hand in them publicly posting a heart wrenching time in their child's life.
Maybe Gojira's DS brought it on, maybe he didn't. That is not our place to ask or determine, nor should we care.
Gojira poured their heart out hoping to give guidance to others. They had no ulterior motive than just to give a head's up to other candidates, cadets/mids and their parents on what they are dealing with now, as a parent facing a child they may be forced to enlist or pay back the scholarship.
We should all be thankful to learn that the bad out there exists, and the reason why doesn't really matter, does it? The fact that there is 1 poster here with current knowledge as a 12 mid knows the pitfalls we should embrace and thank because their experience is an asset.
3. I have known Gojira for @ 4 yrs, not on this forum, but another one. I will not betray their trust, but I will vouch for them. (Notice I do not say he/she...that is how far I will go).
I know their child is not an academic slouch, actuality is for their degree graduating ahead of time compared to their peers (sorry gojira if that steps over the line). We are not discussing a 2.5 cgpa over 4 yrs.
I know that their child thought he did everything correct to maintain the parameters that were set forth when he contracted. This is truly a loss to the Navy, and IMPO it all came down to current manpower needs. Back in 07/08 when he went into the system he, nor his parents could have predicted the budget crunch when it was his yr for commissioning.
I have stated this often to many posters, and Gojira, their military career is part them, and part timing. It wasn't his fault he was born a yr or 2 late, because if he graduated back in 11 this would not have occurred.
I know that this post seems harsh, but let's be honest we are seeing now a lot more "Gojiras'" because every ROTC branch is looking for a way to cut.
I truly hope we didn't lose Gojira because of in their time of need/support they felt this community didn't support them and questioned what they may be hiding. Let's be honest, hiring an attorney that specializes in military law is not cheap, and even if you had 10's of thousands hanging around in your checking account you wouldn't do it...remember the choice is pay back the loan or enlist. 10's of thousands would mean you could pay the loan back without them enlisting. Use logic of why you would pay for an attorney if paying was an option and your could afford it...you wouldn't. Instead, you would place yourself deeper in debt to fight.
This site, these candidates, cadets/mids and parents will lose an invaluable asset if we did. If you want insight of how all 4 yrs in the system can make or break you, you want posters like Gojira. OBTW as an AFROTC mom, at our DS's school, they dis-enrolled scholarship cadets that were not selected. Bad things happen.
Gojira, PLEASE, PLEASE stick around, now more than ever these posters need to have you as a voice/guidance.