USNA 2005 GRAD CRIMINAL CONDUCT

I once hit a girl- my older sister. My dad had spanked me a few times before but his heart was never in it. That was the first and only time he grabbed me and thrashed me. He finished by saying if I ever hit or physically harmed a girl again, sister, girlfriend, wife, daughter, he wouldn’t care how old I was. He would do the same thing again.
He passed away long ago and was kind of old school but that lesson stuck.
 
This guy seems like a winner. Wonder if he had some incidents earlier in his career that went unreported or swept under the rug. I hope not. Glad he was caught and is being tossed. Doesn’t deserve to lead sailors among many other things he deserves.
 
He could have been a perfectly nice guy to his friends and family, an ace in his nomination interviews, a “good mid” in all the usual aspects, a competent officer who raised no alarms - but in private, a dangerous, controlling and abusive boyfriend and fiancé. Gives me the shivers.
 
We've seen a few of these type of men AND women over the years. There have been a few that I detested on first sight. My husband just didn't understand what set me off, until something went down.
 
I have to agree, Capt MJ, that the Annapolis spotlight is ... whatever the word is. Didn’t really see how it added to any point in the article (history of abuse, where he met his partner, etc.). So was it regarding something we should know about his character? Not sure I like this when I think about it.

Most likely a filler to give some personal detail about the guy, any detail, when apparently nothing else was known.

As an LCDR he wouldn’t have graduated recently.

I cannot help but contrast this with the Navy Times articles regarding the Fitz. & McCain. I had to go search for the bios of each character to figure out their background.
 
Sadly, our Service Academy background is a hot item for reporters when writing a story.

Thankfully, they do miss some. Through a SWO social media site, I recently found out that a former shipmate was convicted and went to prison for
a crime involving sex (yes, I'm being vague). I went on liberty with him a number of times and to be honest, thought of him a "Goofy" or awkward
type but never thought him capable of what he was convicted of. This happened many yrs after I served with him but people who served under him
when he was a midgrade officer had a similar description of him to what I saw years before. Yes, he is a USNA grad but thankfully, I don't think
his crime has been associated with USNA or his class.
 
I have to agree, Capt MJ, that the Annapolis spotlight is ... whatever the word is. Didn’t really see how it added to any point in the article (history of abuse, where he met his partner, etc.). So was it regarding something we should know about his character? Not sure I like this when I think about it.
Most likely a filler to give some personal detail about the guy, any detail, when apparently nothing else was known..

As CaptMJ points out, the SA's ARE under a lot scrutiny and perhaps rightfully so. Look at the case in court right now with Midshipman 1/C Michael Wallace that really is cringe worthy or last years major drug bust and sentencing of MID Zachary Williams so say nothing about the recent sexual assault statistics on the rise at the academies with Congress taking a keen watch on now.

They are held to higher standard and it's the first line of the mission "to develop Midshipman morally....". I for one, am glad they're being called out to rid this notion that the "best and brightest" all are wearing halos around their heads and let's pretend that it doesn't exist (see NavyHoops above "or swept under the rug") .
Everyone takes a lot of pride when a SA is mentioned in a positive story but run for cover when these types of behaviors are exposed. It takes a lot more than brass buttons and parades to make officers "who have the potential for future development in mind and character"
 
It isn't just the academies, VMI and Citadel cadets are held to a very high standard as well. The media in Charleston loves to muckrake over the most minor incident that takes place involving cadets or staff at The Citadel but if there is a major drug bust or hazing incident at The College of Charleston you will probably never hear about it.
 
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