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Wanted to say thanks for posting this. I've not followed it closely, but enough to know the prosecution screwed up and he got off. The details the brother provides is perfectly inline with what I've seen military "justice" be in my Sq leadership days. I was blind to the nuances of the case, and appreciate the kick to the ass. Telling officers they can't punish someone who's only accused of a crime and having to argue that fact is becoming tiresome. I don't know if we need more training on what the Constitution actually is, more time with the JAG or something else. Trying to explain to someone that a Courts Martial panel isn't the same thing as a jury is also mind blowing. The training we provide to Commanders is morally reprehensible for the power they wield, exponentially so if they've been away from the lower ranks for years.

Gallagher's brother wrote a pretty scathing opinion piece. https://www.navytimes.com/opinion/2019/11/27/op-ed-navy-corruption-and-the-gallagher-case/

That convening authority should've been fired for that.

That’s bull crap. I got fat shamed all the time on Active Duty and nobody got fired. #metoo Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Curtis LeMay comes to mind here. Why? Because the last time we actually did this (WW2), we won. Do we need to flatten or firebomb cities? Perhaps not, but we have been fighting a war since 2001 so maybe it’s time to rethink the current ROEs?

Career timing and post military opportunities. In the Navy, if you don’t screen for squadron command the odds of flying post department head (ADO) are almost zero. For me personally, I’m a senior O-4 that flew helos in the Navy and I was looking at a non-flying desk job for at least three years. With no guarantees of flying afterwards (even though I volunteered for UPT instructor, etc), and the Air Force offering me the chance to fly heavies for at least the next four years, it was a no brainer. Even if I don’t fly till I retire I’ll have a lot better shot at the majors afterwards instead of slogging through the regionals for 5-6 years waiting on flow through. The same applies to a lot of the guys I know that have swapped over. No real aspiration for command but happy to fly our asses off for the rest of our careers. That, and the 75 day tanker deployments are quite ok when compared to 6-9 month boat deployments.

I went down to the crew base in Dallas to grab some paperwork a couple weeks ago and saw the interview list. A couple guys had some positive comments next to their name, but one dude had “Not only no, but HELL NO!” The Chiefs look at this sheet and it carries a lot of weight at Southwest. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

One evening in 1973, after being overly rowdy at our hooch bar, I got to spend a few hours in the cage with Buffy. It was all A-OK because the guys kept bringing us beers. Yes, Buffy could drink out of cans. The next day Buffy seemed to be worse for the wear than I was. Imagine, a bear with a hangover.

Can't speak for Cleared Hot...but I didn't read anything wrong with your words. Every officer's career path is unique and special...just like everyone else's. My standard advice: try to do what you want to do on each assignment: that was your motivation to get to UPT/UNT--to get to fly--and that motivation got you where you wanted to be. Look around at your former peers and at your former shop Chiefs/Flt CCs..where are they now? Are they doing what they love? Are they doing what you want to be doing? If so, follow them...if not, choose another path. I think it's great you're looking for options...but, bottom line, first figure out what you want to go do...then ask your Cc to help you get it.