Another day, another incomprehensible action. Additionally, a public leak of confidential documents regarding the lieutenant colonels records to the press before his trial prompted outrage from his father. pic.twitter.com/LFQurQi6T8, Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) September 27, 2021. I was very surprised that neither of them had the courage to come to court, said Stuart Scheller Sr. They have sworn allegiance to the country, not to a party. As part of that career Scheller launched a television media blitz and started his own website, authenticamericans.com. Trump and most of them would cut EVERY FUCKING DOLLAR of money going to the VA healthcare system in a heartbeat if they thought they could get away with it. Ex-Marine Stuart Scheller's Wife Left Him, But He Reveals They are Not Divorced Yet! The cost of incompetence is permanent for those young men., You threw it on the line and if big government takes it away. Facebook has stopped allowing me to accept friend requests. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Marek Posard, a military sociologist with Rand, said losing control of the message to partisan actors is one of the risks that comes with military members airing complaints on social media. Claims She Was in An Open Marriage. 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In the video, Scheller chastised military leadership. The first thing I noticed was what had been a simple process for scheduling my next appointment with the counselor I saw for about a year suddenly became complicated. Colonel Stuart Scheller wrote a lengthy Facebook post on Monday, making the link between the notion of accountability and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder He called out Secretary of Defense. The court absence of the senior officers who had charged Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller was the ultimate insult to the Scheller family, who said their son took ownership by pleading guilty to all charges. It fascinates me when people are riotously self destructive. We have your back financially and any other way., Real leaders are hard to come by, we must stand with them., Thank you sir. Nor my fathers, or others I knew who were wounded and even died. Last month, Scheller posted videos slamming military . In those files, according to Task & Purpose, were notes from the Marine Corps command investigation into Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, including a conversation with an unnamed officer that alleged he had called for the use of violence and revolution., They went on to try and paint him as an extremist, Stuart Scheller Sr. told Marine Corps Times. He served as a US Marine infantryman in Iraq. Dont lecture me on chain of command and lawful orders. We have a Marine combatant commander. During this time the Regiment supported four battalions and completed a Service Level Training Exercise. Publicly criticizing those higher in the Chain of Command and especially the President was forbidden under the UCMJ. Following Expeditionary Warfare School, LtCol Scheller augmented Officer Candidate School as a platoon commander for a 10 week class.. If we dont have senior leaders that own up and raise their hand and say, We did not do this well in the end, without that we just keep repeating the same mistakes, he said. Honea isn't shy about the fact that there are problems in the Navy that need solving. Chaps was turned off by Schellers calls to burn the system down and the former lieutenant colonels willingness to turn what originally was a nonpartisan call for accountability into a political message. ", Read Next: Final Troops Withdraw from Afghanistan, Ending Evacuation -- and the War. After completing Officer Candidate School, The Basic School, and Infantry Officer Course, he checked into 1st Battalion, 8th Marines in December 2005., After checking into 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, and assuming the duty of platoon commander, LtCol Scheller conducted a deployment on the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Remember ugly trolls either human or robots will be blocked and Cathy Scheller LinkedIn: Our All-Volunteer Military Force Implodes Not in a country where sixty million plus people would vote for a draft-dodging CHICKENHAWK (at least Bill Clinton admitted gaming the system to avoid service) morally bankrupt asshole like Donald Trump. Lt Col Stuart Scheller "resigned" second article on his "LETTER TO THE NEXT PRESIDENT". (Screenshot Stuart Scheller Jr. Facebook). Do your job Dan. Attempts by Marine Corps Times to reach her for comment went unanswered. The officer who shuns bureaucracy and looks out for his . Did anyone do that? Sam Stephenson told Marine Corps Times on Oct. 29. It should be obvious to all but the most dense among you that the left absolutely hates "transparency" when it comes to how they wish to govern. Lt Col Stuart Scheller's court-martial took place on Thursday at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. To all the news agencies asking for interviews I will not be making any statements other than whats on my social platforms until I exit the Marine Corps., He continued, America has many issues but its my home its where my three sons will become men. Following these criticisms and breaking a gag order from the Corps, Scheller was sent to the brig in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Sept. 27, where he remained until a plea deal between his legal defense team and the Marine Corps eight days later secured his release. This came from a place of love., Ruben Vargas Death: Lama Officer, Ruben Vargas Died Unexpectedly, Cause of Death, Adam Butch of New Lebanon Death Cause of Death. ", "I'm resigning my commission as a United States Marine effective now," Scheller declared. According to his official. Until I see change, Im not going to stop. It still is! Scheller did not reply. But I think what you believe in can only be defined by what youre willing to risk., I have been fighting for 17 years, said Scheller. And when you didn't think to do that, did anyone raise their hand and say, 'We completely messed this up?'" The charges against Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, which he uniformly pleaded guilty to, carried no potential for brig time post-conviction, as Marine Corps Times previously reported. Doing so, he had to ultimately give up a $2 million pension and most importantly, he lost his wife! He did not go into additional details about that. Read Part 1:The making of Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller.. Schellers conviction appears to be only the second known court-martial for Article 88 since the UCMJ was adopted in 1950. It would be highly unusual for the commander of any Accused to attend a court-martial hearing out of an abundance of caution regarding even the appearance that the commander sought to improperly influence the case, Marine spokesman Capt. I give up. One said, "I don't think it's safe for me to comment at this time.". Parking has also been an issue since I moved to this area seven years ago and even then the Durham VA was on the construction list for parking garage expansion. So just STFU about his rights because he violated both the UCMJ and his duty as an Officer. In July 2018, LtCol Scheller attended resident Command and Staff College where he earned a Masters in Military Science. Had he not been born to a rich daddy who bailed him out over and over again hed have spent his adult life hawking crappy used cars on some lot far off the main roads. The truth is, you and I will probably never agree on everything, Scheller said. I think that this is a good adjustment [to the prosecutions recommended sentence], and so were very pleased with the result here.. According to Task and Purpose, Scheller is now in the brig and accused of four offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The military will hold a hearing to determine whether he should be court-martialed, the site reported. This is what happens when you speak the truth! In his eyes, that first video was about helping Marines and calling out people who made mistakes that costs lives. Additionally, he has worked as a Legislative Assistant in the US Senate and as an embedded photographer in Afghanistan. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Monday afternoon, in a post to what appeared to be his LinkedIn profile, Scheller said that he "was ordered by my commanding officer to go to the Hospital for a mental health screening.". Stuart attended Anderson High School in in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. UPDATED: Raskin Now Says He Was Joking When Saying the GOP https://www.monumetric.com/publisher-advertising-privacy. I agree, the Trump lizard was in full swing and the only thing that should happen to the freak, is a lot of time to think about his decisions in a building with many doors, while wearing his favorite color BRIGHT ORANGE , If the investigation and resolve of Jan-6 can get his ass in court soon enough, all lies will come to roost on his own head and his outlook for more time in any way at the WH, will vaporize as well The GOP is already showing its true colors attacking everything in the new abortion rules The thought of a young girl attacked, raped and having to bear a rapists offspring for 9 months of mental torture, physical risks and no follow up support for the young girl as well in any way, is at once, cruel, stupid, sickening and downright criminal . The people in the country need to unite, and he gathers them up with ANTIFA spittle. I think in cases like this, it might be better to say Im sorry you are going through this and let them find their own way to work through their pain. Personally I think hes lying through his teeth about not being a full-on Trumper but hes taken a cold, hard look at his future and that of his kids and decided to try and salvage what he can. (Konstantin Toropin) 15 Oct 2021 Buttigieg Asked To Resign For Focus On Wokeness He Strikes Back. Its gone viral, and its led to a flood of support on social media for him as the country reels from the deaths of 13 Marines and service members in Kabul (you can see tributes to those fallen service members here). He was the infantry subject matter expert for EOD and Route Clearance Platoon operations. One of Schellers videos said that he was in the woods in an abandoned school bus. Stuart Scheller is a highly decorated officer who has exhibited his bravery in various missions of the United States overseas. Scheller had this to say about President Trump and his family. Stuart Scheller, a United States marine who made news after his inciting comments about Afghanistan withdrawal went viral, has separated from his wife. Thus, there appears. The Pipe Hitter Foundation set up a fundraiser for the Marine weeks ago, which has collected more than $2 million. In June 2021 LtCol Scheller checked into the School of Infantry East, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, as the commanding officer. I was just crying, and Im just looking out the window, she told Marine Corps Times in an exclusive phone interview in October. (Screenshot Stuart Scheller Jr.. He began Officer Candidate School in January 2005. -- Konstantin Toropin can be reached at konstantin.toropin@military.com. They were leaving the playground crying, said Scheller, who lives in Emerald Isle, North Carolina. What happens when you use these alternative means to express dissent, whether you know it or not, you run the risk of injecting yourself into a broader political debate, Posard said. Related: 'I Demand Accountability': Marine Battalion Commander Calls Out Senior Leaders for Afghanistan Failures. If youre willing to put yourself out there because you believe in the cause, thats something that I respect too, Chaps said. From July 2011 to June 2012 LtCol Scheller attended resident Expeditionary Warfare School. It was just a day later that he was fired from his job as battalion commander at the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East, in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Stuart Scheller, 40, lost his job, $2 million pensions, and most importantly, he lost his wife. He helped create a mold that would allow a service member to put attachments on ribbons easily and in regulation. He made the mold with a military officer friend named Zach Rohlfing. I thought it was unfair, he said. In the fathers opinion, the leak was deliberately designed to discredit his sons service record and reputation. Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller went viral on August 26 when he posted videos of himself criticizing the Biden administration's Afghanistan withdrawal. On Dec. 23, 2021, Stuart Scheller left the Corps and started his second career as a civilian. You undermined the institution. Yes, we need more men like him. I can never look at [the Marine Corps] the same.. The author never will understand a man with conviction, someone who stands for what he believes, no matter the cost. The reason is that it turns out he is no fan of Donald Trump. Atrocities are already occurring in Australia and we WILL see it in the US with half of Americans now labeled as domestic terrorists. For his familys sake at least the Corps tried to give him a deal of sorts to, if he just STFU hed wind up with a general discharge and would at least be able to earn a halfway decent living. The video, which took like wildfire and to this day has garnered more than one million views on Facebook, was a clear violation of the militarys Uniform Code of Military Conduct. Scheller is accused of the following offenses under the UCMJ: Article 88: Contempt toward officials, Article 90: Willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, Article 92: Failure to obey an order, and Article 133: Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, Task and Purpose reported, adding that he recorded other videos since the first one went viral; among them he said he wanted to file charges against a general. The sequence of events was no surprise to Dempsey. The forfeiture of the pay was the only aspect the judge had power over, due to a pretrial agreement. Theres way to change policy that dont invite in external political actors to tear apart the armed forces, Dempsey said, noting that Scheller could have written an article in the Marine Corps Gazette or even opinion pieces in the Marine Corps Times if he wanted to get his complaints out. He cared about his Marines, Cathy Scheller said. Im not saying weve got to be in Afghanistan forever, but I am saying: Did any of you throw your rank on the table and say hey, its a bad idea to evacuate Bagram Airfield, a strategic airbase, before we evacuate everyone, he said in the video. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. Schellers video has received hundreds of comments and many shares as its started to go viral on social media. Be that as it may, Stuart Scheller is now a civilian. Marine officer Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller arrived grim-faced for his special court martial this morning following his blistering social media attacks on military top brass over the . Instead of sitting in an office setting in uniform, Scheller is dressed in civilian clothes and seated in "an abandoned school bus in eastern North Carolina" with a chessboard set up in the foreground. America is still the light shining in a fog of chaos. He said, We only have one [satellite] phone, Cathy Scheller said. He had waited until all his Marines had been given the chance to call their families first. Rot in jail, I dont care anymore. Scheller was removed from command of the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Friday following his first video "due to a loss of trust and confidence in his. One with an impeccable record, and I consider that the worst display of management and leadership Ive ever seen.. I can't go fishing." Since being separated from the armed forces, Scheller has recruited approximately 25 candidates for office as part of a coalition called Vote4Vets.org. Though Scheller says will not run for office himself at least not yet he is working to get veterans that share his vision for America get elected. (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(hs);
During his three year tour, he served in many capacities, to include Operations Officer, Company Commander, and Warfighting Director. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Scheller has admitted that he was ordered not to make any more posts on social media. Thats what is so heartbreaking.. Military.com reached out to her for comment or clarification but did not hear back before publication. They will just be following lawful orders when they come for you. Scheller, on the other hand, may write a book about the military or pursue a career in foreign diplomacy. He also wrote a letter of resignation under the agreement and will receive an honorable discharge or general under honorable conditions as part of the agreement, so long as Navy Secretary Carlos del Toro signs off on the character of the discharge, prosecutors said. He added that he was also disappointed in Congress, whose members on both sides of the aisle took turns calling the operation that left thousands of Americans stranded incompetent and inept then did nothing. "I was evaluated by the mental health specialists and then sent on my way," he added in the post. It made his recent Marine Corps imprisonment and subsequent court-martial, in her words, heartbreaking.. It was late spring 2004. 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The former guy was, and still is, corrupt as a four-day-dead skunk, and so are all the people associated with him. Over time that could erode the quality of the force. While Stuart Scheller Sr. did not serve in the military, he has worked at the executive level in the health care industry for nearly 40 years. Dec 24, 2022 Funny he's talking border issues. The former couple shares three sons, and the news suggest his wife moved away with their three kids. But that fucking VANITY and useless border wall was more important to Trump so he ILLEGALLY diverted funds for all manner of base and other construction projects. I cant possibly respond to the overwhelming response, Scheller wrote on his Facebook page after his dismissal. Tim Parlatore, an attorney representing Lt. Col. Stuart. These men are prepared to fight and die for our country. The buses, according to Cathy Scheller, have been used for shelter following days and evenings of talks about war, combat stress and suicide. Capt. After I post this video my wife, I love you, youre a great mother I dont know what decisions you will make in the next 72 hours, Scheller said before giving out his wifes PayPal and encouraging people to donate to her. (Authentic Americans), Kori Schake, the senior fellow and director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, said, He was likely to be disciplined for undercutting good order and discipline since there are other means for him to express his concerns internal to the service.. Even though he was losing some support, his message got taken over by politicians who saw in him an opportunity to go after President Joe Biden. Following the news came out that Stuart would go to jail, kids teased Scheller's three sons, and they left the playground crying, their mother revealed. His initial video and subsequent posts garnered national attention and the involvement of conservative politicians at his court-martial. Scheller served in the US Marine Corps for 17 years and has seen action in Beirut, Iraq, and Afghanistan. According to Task and Purpose, the military confirmed that Scheller is in the brig. Scheller reiterated that he is "moving forward with my resignation. Just remember- following lawful orders through the chain of command is exactly what the SS and Nazi soldiers did when marching millions off to the ovens. I have a growing discontent and contempt for my perceived ineptitude at the foreign policy level, Scheller said in the video. If he thinks the former guy was exposing corruption, he hasnt been paying attention to reality for at least five years. This button displays the currently selected search type. Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller announced Friday that he had been "relieved for cause" after he posted a video demanding accountability on Afghanistan. The brother came to me. Any fucking buck private E-1 knows that, and for damned sure a career Officer at Field Grade rank surely knows it too. The latest development is that after alienating his wife, giving up his career, pension, all that hed worked for, now it comes to light that hes not even a true MAGA. As of early Sunday, over $2 million had been donated or pledged to assist Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, the fundraising page said. He seeks to resign effective September 11. [The judge] said his 27 years he has never seen a Marine come in for a court-martial with the exemplary record that Stuart had, Cathy Scheller said. Whatever happened to self preservation as the first rule of the day? Im certainly going to keep mine. Im making it because I have a growing discontent and contempt forperceived ineptitude at the foreign policy level and I want to specifically ask some questions to some of my senior leaders., I feel like I have a lot to lose, he said, adding that he thought through what might happen to meif I had the courage to post it. Convinced that at. Marine relieved for viral video now says hes resigning his commission, Accountability Marine gets light sentence; judge blasts command. Meet Joe Deters' Wife, Tanya O'Rourke! During Schellers court-martial, Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, and Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, testified on behalf as character witnesses for Scheller. Lt. Col Stuart Scheller, shown here in an official Marine Corps photo, was relieved Friday for a viral video in which he demanded accountability of "senior leadership" following an attack at Hamid . Right now, we have a bunch of politicians, and I just dont think thats enough. Three congressmen have sent a letter to the Secretary of the Navy, asking for more information on the status of USMC Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller. To all my friends across the social networks, he wrote. By his own admission, the military has tried to cut him some slack if he will just cooperate but he keeps rushing headlong, bull in china shop fashion. Follow him on Twitter @ktoropin. And none of them are raising their hands and accepting accountability or saying, We messed this up., We have a secretary of defense [Lloyd Austin] that testified to Congress in May that the Afghan national security force could withstand the Taliban advance. I think there needs to be leaders in Congress, Scheller told Marine Corps Times Dec. 26, 2021. Ex-Marine Stuart Scheller's Wife Left Him, But He Reveals They are Not Divorced Yet! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 | Owned and Managed by Topinfoguide Media. He had been locked up as flight risk, the Scheller family and defense team asserted at the time, and multiple news outlets reported. Washington Times Pentagon reporter Mike Glenn, a Persian Gulf War veteran, originally tweeted: TheHuntsvillearsenal was a large Army munitions factory during and for a period after World War II. The maximum upload file size: 128 MB. Stuart Scheller has been married since 2005 and the marriage was blessed with three children, Paul,Sean, andMark. By his own admission, the military has tried to cut him some slack if he will just cooperate but he keeps rushing headlong, bull in china shop fashion. On Sept. 27, 2021, Scheller was taken into Marine Corps custody and sent to the brig, where he remained until Oct. 5, 2021, when his lawyers struck a plea deal with the Corps.