Give me Back MY Army !!

How about Give me Back MY ARMY !!

"The UCMJ, when implemented properly, is the best tool possible to prosecute offenders and protect survivors because it allows the commander to take actions beyond that of civilian courts, to prosecute both sexual assault and harassment, on or off post,"  SEC John McHugh.

What am I to think about this comment?
What are my family, friends and neighbors supposed to think about this comment?

Long before I joined the Army in 1987...my family, a long line of veterans and servants to community and Nation, raised me with what would be taken on as the Army's Values...
Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage.

I still hold on to those values, even after MY Army turned its back on both me and their own values.

What am I supposed to think when the man with the Title X authority for clemency makes public comments like this?

His speech goes through rounds of revisions within the Secretary's office and the words..."when implemented properly.." survived to the final draft.

Can I maintain HOPE that you, Mr Secretary, are acknowledging that mistakes...malicious, prejudicial "mistakes" happen under the Uniform Code of Military Justice?

Can I maintain HOPE that you will review my clemency packet, which lays out the FACTS of a Record of Trial that UCMJ was NOT IMPLEMENTED properly?

No investigation was conducted
No Facts or Evidence of ANY crime were presented to the military judge
Physical witnesses were called liars and dismissed by the same judge
My accuser admits, under oath, to lying, stealing, identity theft and false statements.

Can I maintain HOPE that you will recognize that my case is a part of the Sexual Assault issue we all are talking about and represents the "other side" of the issue.

False Allegations can and are made against hundreds...and in a cowards approach, convening authority's say its best to just prosecute no matter what...all to "protect their career and escape doing their jobs as Commander's.

I gave my Nation and MY Army 26 years of faithful service.

The least I expected, and still expect, is for my "leaders" to give me the same.

The Army, MY Army, failed in its very own Values to ensure that a crime actually occurred. 

I beseech you to please REVIEW my case, and have the courage to recognize and tell the Army and the Nation that we got this one wrong.

If UCMJ had been properly implemented, as you say, we would not be having this conversation.

I am innocent and will never stop telling the world that I am.

I love MY Army too much to not talk about both the good and the bad.  Only by recognizing and admitting there is a problem can we as an Army grow and become better!

The UCMJ process is broken and the men and women in uniform deserve to serve without the FEAR of being assaulted, and in my humble opinion, more importantly, they deserve to serve with the confidence that the system and process with protect them.