Sam Stephenson, a spokesman for the branch, said in an email that it "is taking appropriate action to ensure the safety and well-being of LtCol Scheller and his family.". Hines also referred to it as unfair and possibly illegal., [Judge Hines] said he would expect the prosecution and the Marine Corps to do an investigation, Stuart Scheller Sr. said. Right now, we have a bunch of politicians, and I just dont think thats enough. Well, the main thing that went wrong with Kabul etc is Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo. Related: 'I Demand Accountability': Marine Battalion Commander Calls Out Senior Leaders for Afghanistan Failures. Quote Tweet I cant possibly respond to the overwhelming response, Scheller wrote on his Facebook page after his dismissal. Ultimately his case marks more than the sudden end to a once promising career. All three had difficulty acting as a character witness for the Marine because none of them had ever met him. Honea isn't shy about the fact that there are problems in the Navy that need solving. Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller posted on Facebook that he has "been relieved for cause based on lack of trust and confidence as of 14:30 today." "My chain of command is doing exactly what I . He said, We only have one [satellite] phone, Cathy Scheller said. Despite their efforts, he could tell from the footage how far they remained. He spent a year in Paktika and Ghanzi provinces while supporting the Armys 101st Infantry Brigade. 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The decorated ex-marine started making headlines when he released a series of videos exposing some of the top military brass for the botched Afghanistan withdrawal. He served in Marine infantry for 17 years. Until then, according to Stuart Scheller Sr., Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller has been ordered to show up for work each day and remains under a gag order. hs.src = ('//s10.histats.com/js15_as.js'); While Scheller said the withdrawal is ultimately President Bidens responsibility because he made the final call, the failure stemmed from a lack of leadership under Gen.Frank McKenzie, the head of central command. They will just be following lawful orders when they come for you. This is what happens when you speak the truth! NJ Rep Van Drew takes our call Monday about the issue. He is Stuart Scheller Sr. and Cathy Scheller 's son. 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. ", Stu Scheller added, "I'm not saying we've got to be in Afghanistan forever, but I am saying: Did any of you throw your rank on the table and say, 'Hey, it's a bad idea to evacuate Bagram Airfield, a strategic airbase, before we evacuate everyone?'". In the eyes of the parents, the Marine Corps was hoping that their son would just go away and didnt have serious care for his health or welfare. I am pleased to be published in February's Marine Corps Gazette where I wrote about the lack of meritocracy in the USMC's officer corps and offered some Be that as it may, Stuart Scheller is now a civilian. })(); Help keep the site running, consider supporting. UPDATED: Raskin Now Says He Was Joking When Saying the GOP https://www.monumetric.com/publisher-advertising-privacy. Diaper Don Trending Due To This Bizarre Photograph. 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. ", "I'm resigning my commission as a United States Marine effective now," Scheller declared. Now that Ive had time to process Ill offer this we cant ALL be wrong. He made us weaker in the world and has placed the lives of our troops at greater risk especially where Russia (and their paramilitary forces have been deployed) trying to suck up to Putin! And This Time, EVERYBODY Is President Biden Has Crowd Rolling as He Makes Fun of MTG. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Thank you for your service. Stuart Scheller was arrested and imprisoned on September 27, 2021 by the USMC for violating the military code. Thus, there appears. One thing I'm proud to say for all of the Rangers past and present I've humbly served with; is that no matter the task I have witnessed men and women Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller announcing the resignation of his commission. (Authentic Americans). Following Expeditionary Warfare School, LtCol Scheller augmented Officer Candidate School as a platoon commander for a 10 week class.. The firestorm began Aug. 26 when Scheller, dressed in uniform, posted a video on social media ripping his bosses for the ISIS-K suicide bombing at Kabul airport that left 13 service members and at least 169 Afghan civilians dead. In October 2021, as part of a plea deal with the Marine Corps, Scheller pleaded guilty at a special court-martial to violating Article 88 (contempt toward officials), Article 89 (disrespect toward superior commissioned officers), Article 90 (willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer), Article 92 (dereliction in the performance of duties), Article 92 (failure to obey an order or regulation) and 27 specifications of Article 133 (conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman). Trump would have demanded that US troops fire on any non-US civilians who attempted to board US military aircraft (and I wouldnt put it past Trump to press the DoD to court-martial any soldier who tried to help the Afghanis escape). And that the person or persons responsible for the leaked documents he would see back in court., In an Oct. 29 email, a Marine Corps spokesperson acknowledged that an investigation into a leak is ongoing but that any further comment on the investigation is inappropriate.. var _Hasync= _Hasync|| []; I have been relieved for cause based on a lack of trust and confidence as of 14:30 today.My chain of command is doing exactly what I would do if I were in their shoes. 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. Why hasnt anyone been held accountable? Scheller asked. His second video, posted on Aug. 29, 2021, which featured Scheller seemingly unhinged and in an abandoned bus in the woods somewhere in North Carolina, pushed people to donate to his wife, Jacklyn. I posted the video of Marine Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller here this morning. Military.com reached out to her for comment or clarification but did not hear back before publication. On the other end was her son, Stuart, letting her know he was fine and wishing her a happy Thanksgiving. 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. The forfeiture of the pay was the only aspect the judge had power over, due to a pretrial agreement. 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. But according to the Marine Corps, that is protocol. And the phone doesnt ring, and the phone doesnt ring, and the phone doesnt ring.. If that involves incurring the wrath of MAGAts he might decide its worth a few months of heavy abuse until ongoing events drop his name from the news entirely. According to Task and Purpose, the military confirmed that Scheller is in the brig. So no, I dont have a problem with Schellers uncommon valor to speak up and ask for accountability. What if we all demanded accountability? He then shared this quote: Every generation needs a revolution Thomas Jefferson.. During this Company Command tour, he completed the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit deployment. According to Stuart Scheller Sr., the assertion that his son was a flight risk is ridiculous., He showed up for work every day, said Stuart Scheller Sr. I have watched in the front row [for] the last two months of a grade five officer and how he was treated. You can watch his video later in this article. The second video has been watched more than half a million times over both YouTube and LinkedIn. I have been so proud of the Marines and so proud of Stus service, and I still am, Cathy Scheller told Marine Corps Times. So, dont talk to me about chain of command and lawful orders. These men are prepared to fight and die for our country. Conservatives have long dreamt of privatizing the entire system and he had a trio of MD pals down at his FL club go to work on things. The way the Marine Corps handled their sons situation is a memory the Scheller family says they cannot forget. This rule states if the commander of the Marine being court-martialed finds reasonable grounds that a prisoner committed an offense triable by court-martial and will not appear, or will engage in serious criminal misconduct, then confinement remains justified. Stuart Scheller, 40, lost his job, $2 million pensions, and most importantly, he lost his wife. Our founding fathers understood this and so did Eisenhower on his way out of office. On Dec. 23, 2021, Stuart Scheller left the Corps and started his second career as a civilian. There seems to still be confusion on whether hes officially out of the Corps or in his last few days of service as his discharge is being processed. 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. The reason so many people are upset on social media right now is not because the Marine on the battlefield let someone down, Scheller said, noting that those service members always have risen to the occasion. Convinced that at. Scheller has admitted that he was ordered not to make any more posts on social media. Dont fool yourself. Ill concede maybe Trump was right about one thing, that I was a sucker for joining the Marines because a country where even ten million people would vote for someone so manifestly unfit for ANY public office, much less the Presidency isnt the country I signed up to serve. Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller has landed in the brig after he ripped into military leadership following the devastating suicide bombing at the Kabul airport, which killed 13 US service members and. He deserves justice, and those who are fighting for his cause are right to do so. Because he might feel some obligation to see to the needs of the family he alienated and has left twisting in the wind with him. Checking his Facebook page, I see he has . You knew what would happen going into this but you had the courage to do the right thing and stick to our Corps Values! Copyright 2019 2023 NewsRelationship.com. Scheller, who served for 17 years, wasdischarged under honorable conditionsfrom the Marine Corps Dec. 23 a designation one wrung lower than an honorable discharge. Former Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller was the kind of infantry officer I probably would have loved as an enlisted Marine back in 2008. Stuart Scheller has been married since 2005 and the marriage was blessed with three children, Paul, Sean, and Mark. While my days of hand to hand violence may be endingI see a new light on the horizon. Links to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other services inserted in the comment text will be automatically embedded. 69.163.206.162 Yes, we need more men like him. This button displays the currently selected search type. -- Konstantin Toropin can be reached at konstantin.toropin@military.com. By late December 2021 Scheller was a civilian. Id rather have a tweeter that gets things done than a soft spoken liar who thinks we are all stupid. But Stuart Scheller, the Marine Lt. I didnt like it nor did others I served with, but the difference is we didnt go shooting off our mouths to reporters no social media back then. In July 2019, LtCol Scheller checked into Marine Special Forces Command and assumed the duties as the Executive Officer of 2nd Support Battalion. After an Aug. 26, 2021, terror attack outside the Kabul airport left 11 of his fellow Marines, some of whom he knew, dead, Scheller said that he had a "deep rage in my belly" and that his. 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. Sept. 25, 2021, Scheller made more than a dozen political posts on his Publicly criticizing those higher in the Chain of Command and especially the President was forbidden under the UCMJ. In the posts, he doubled down on his criticism of high-ranking members of the Department of Defense, attempted to charge Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the chief of U.S. Central Command, with 13 separate violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice via a Facebook post and called for a revolution. 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. Lt. Col Stuart Scheller [] ", Scheller begins the video by thanking people for an outpouring of support but acknowledges that he has been relieved of command. "I don't think that's the path I'm on," he declared. At the end of the clip, he declares, "We're just getting started. Stuart Scheller is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps. He then gave out his wife's Venmo and PayPal information. I give up. (Screenshot via YouTube / Stuart Scheller). Stuart Scheller pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor-level violations of military law on Oct. 15; he was fined $5,000 and received a letter of reprimand for "violating his solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution." 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. This came this morning after Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller pleaded guilty in a special court-martial Thursday morning at Camp Lejeune. I dont know him at all, but hes a soldier, not a politician. Having kept silent under the court-imposed gag order since his court-martial in October, he is now speaking out, both on his Facebook page. Stu added. Editors note: This story has been updated to delete a sentence saying that Task & Purpose obtained or published Lt. Col. Stuart Schellers medical documents, including those about mental health. I would like to think my military and police will stand down when asked to spy on me via social media, support my right to free speech at a school board meeting, support my right to keep and bear arms, but those constitutionally protected rights are being abused everyday by the people put in charge to protect us. If you believe what you believe you either are under a cult type spell or WILLFULLY ignorant, refusing to see the truth. 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. The playbook has been obvious for a while, Dempsey said. Never forget, it is men like Stuart Sheller who protect the right for people like you to regurgitate this drivel. testified on behalf as character witnesses for Scheller. And DONT try to tell me if a Saigon type cluster fuck had happened in Kabul if Trump had gotten his way and pulled out before he left office (I graduated high school shortly after the fall of Saigon and remember that chaos well and despite whatb you think the Afghanistan withdrawal went far more smoothly) and an Officer who was a Democrat had publicly used social media to criticize Trump YOU wouldnt be calling for him/her to be executed by firing squad and raising hell that it hadnt already happened. You know what? Scheller, who has served in the Marines for 17 years, earlier offered to resign on Sept. 11 in what his parents described to the DCNF as a "symbolic" resignation letter.. Scheller's parents Stu Sr. and Cathy Scheller explained that they were told by the Marine Corps "that he served at the pleasure of the president" and that they weren't required to accept his resignation. It made his recent Marine Corps imprisonment and subsequent court-martial, in her words, heartbreaking.. The cost of incompetence is permanent for those young men., You threw it on the line and if big government takes it away. 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. We have a Marine combatant commander. A more recent post from Dec. 28, 2021, has Scheller apologizing to former President Donald Trump. During Schellers court-martial, Republican Reps. 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