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Personally I would hate to still be serving in a force where other officers were quietly running their own 'investigations' and making anonymous accusations. I see it the other way but then maybe I'm too old fashioned. The thing that gets me is that having been the beneficiary of a couple of overseas tours, including one to the US, it's already a bloody good deal fuel and lighting instead of paying your bills, ORA in return for paying for a quarter, LOA, etc etc. It's disgraceful that he did it, of course, and he deserves the upcoming punishment. Don't discount the role of pathetic backstabbing office politics in this sort of thing. Knowing the people in question it wouldn't surprise me that the whistleblower sat on it for a bit longer to make it more of an issue before speaking to the DA. It's the sort of thing where the 'whistleblower' could have pulled him up on it earlier, and Drysdale would have had the option to pull the plug after a month or 2, claim an oversight, and carry on. For better or worse I think times have changed and we can’t afford to turn a blind eye to blatant fraudsters.You're spot on, but there's a funny tinge to this story in terms of dates etc. I can see where you’re coming from but no, I think the time for ‘a quiet word in the ear’ has long since gone. ISTR that if there was a good reason, the same sorts of protection were available for witnesses as in a civilian court, but that has presumably not been an issue in this instance.Īs for a quiet word in the shell-like alluded to earlier, he's a wg cdr and should know better - I doubt anyone would have the same sympathy if he were a sgt or, for that matter, an air officer! It's thanks to people like this that I have to spend so much time every year doing computer-based training about fraud, bribery and corruption (or whatever this year's course is called).
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It doesn't take much for it to be picked up by the local press and from then on to the nationals, especially if it's a quiet news day. Is it just me or does the 'outing' of the Whistleblower in the Press not sit very well? I'm all for Military courts being conducted in a way that broadly matches proceedings in a standard ('civilian') court, but would we expect such details to make it to the public arena if this were a 'civvi' case? I know it's not, so the point is maybe moot, but.surely 'witnesses' are afforded some protection?Although it's been a while since I sat on a court martial, I do recall it being fairly normal for a 'member of the press' or two to be present. Sometimes it's for the better (anonymous reports have had tangible changes made which have improved morale/safety etc) or for worse (the amount of hoops and hurdles just to get out the door and into a cab has gone too far IMO). I see where you're coming from, but as you acknowledge times have changed. There is just something about officers who should be looking out for each other but are actually launching their own criminal investigations, searching court documents and collecting evidence on their fellow officers behind their back that doesn't sit well with me. We could never afford to turn a blind eye to people making bad decisions, it's just that back in my day I believe we had a more grown up and pragmatic way of dealing with it.īut it's not my day anymore so I guess I should return to my hole.
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I think for worse, and it would seem from the number of people leaving I'm not the only one. It has definitely long since gone, they've had a CM!! Like you say, times have changed 'for better or worse'.