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That LinkedIn video is not a good look. He made some comments that could be construed as threats - and even if he didn't mean them that way, people can spin them. I think he needs to be very, very careful.

Hi former COs comments were pretty frank.

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Hello Stu,
You did the right thing by resigning your commission. That is the honorable thing to do after venting your rage about the entire chain of command on social media. You can't not play by the rules and then expect to stay in the Corps. Staying around to get your retirement after such public criticism would be dishonorable. Resigning in protest is the right thing to do, and I respect you for doing the right thing. I do know you, Stu. Remember, I once put my bars on the table for you and your Co Gunny at my 19-year mark because I felt that I was just as negligent as you. That the Reg Cmdr was only going after your Gunny and you was wrong. You deserved what I did because you were one of my best Co Cmdrs, and standing up for you and calling myself out was the only way I could live with myself. I am sad that you want to tear the whole system down. You remain a commissioned officer until you are out for good, and those comments are seditious and treasonous. You should be convicted at court martial for that. I am disappointed in you because I know what a good leader you can be. I still wish you the best, unless you really are trying to tear down our system of gov't, in which case I'll stand against you.
Sincerely,
Tom

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When you read his former CO's comments it may be useful to evaluate them ith the knowledge that he is a disciple of Ibrahim X. Kendi and has some fringe ideas of his own.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/05/09/the-marine-corps-always-faithful-to-white-men/

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Surprised it took him 17 years to realize senior leadership is trash.

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This is the type of POS officer that gets promoted and lionized by the *******s in the DC media, f*^king shameful.

There is a long list of these types starting with Milley who need to be removed.

Including the massively incompetent SECDEF.

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There are guys who look like that in our military? He looks like a lesbian librarian. Weed weak ass b****es like this out.

Lt Col Scheller just resigned his commission and said he can’t serve under these leaders for another day longer

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 30, 2021

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Zobel said:

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That LinkedIn video is not a good look. He made some comments that could be construed as threats - and even if he didn't mean them that way, people can spin them. I think he needs to be very, very careful.

Hi former COs comments were pretty frank.

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Hello Stu,
You did the right thing by resigning your commission. That is the honorable thing to do after venting your rage about the entire chain of command on social media. You can't not play by the rules and then expect to stay in the Corps. Staying around to get your retirement after such public criticism would be dishonorable. Resigning in protest is the right thing to do, and I respect you for doing the right thing. I do know you, Stu. Remember, I once put my bars on the table for you and your Co Gunny at my 19-year mark because I felt that I was just as negligent as you. That the Reg Cmdr was only going after your Gunny and you was wrong. You deserved what I did because you were one of my best Co Cmdrs, and standing up for you and calling myself out was the only way I could live with myself. I am sad that you want to tear the whole system down. You remain a commissioned officer until you are out for good, and those comments are seditious and treasonous. You should be convicted at court martial for that. I am disappointed in you because I know what a good leader you can be. I still wish you the best, unless you really are trying to tear down our system of gov't, in which case I'll stand against you.
Sincerely,
Tom

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When you read his former CO's comments it may be useful to evaluate them ith the knowledge that he is a disciple of Ibrahim X. Kendi and has some fringe ideas of his own.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/05/09/the-marine-corps-always-faithful-to-white-men/

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Thanks for the information.

Zobel said:

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That LinkedIn video is not a good look. He made some comments that could be construed as threats - and even if he didn't mean them that way, people can spin them. I think he needs to be very, very careful.

Hi former COs comments were pretty frank.

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Hello Stu,
You did the right thing by resigning your commission. That is the honorable thing to do after venting your rage about the entire chain of command on social media. You can't not play by the rules and then expect to stay in the Corps. Staying around to get your retirement after such public criticism would be dishonorable. Resigning in protest is the right thing to do, and I respect you for doing the right thing. I do know you, Stu. Remember, I once put my bars on the table for you and your Co Gunny at my 19-year mark because I felt that I was just as negligent as you. That the Reg Cmdr was only going after your Gunny and you was wrong. You deserved what I did because you were one of my best Co Cmdrs, and standing up for you and calling myself out was the only way I could live with myself. I am sad that you want to tear the whole system down. You remain a commissioned officer until you are out for good, and those comments are seditious and treasonous. You should be convicted at court martial for that. I am disappointed in you because I know what a good leader you can be. I still wish you the best, unless you really are trying to tear down our system of gov't, in which case I'll stand against you.
Sincerely,
Tom

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LtCol Scheller resigned his commission. The media attention is pulling him apart and the setting of this video worries me a lot.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stuart-scheller-589062139_activity-6837780100155506688-293m

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That LinkedIn video isn't a good look.

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It might just be that you aren't used to seeing officers risk it all to stand up for what's right.

If nothing else that's a man willing to stand by conviction no matter the cost. Even if everything he said was found to be wrong and misguided, there's still something to be said for that. There just aren't enough men like that anymore.

Well, yikes.

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LtCol Scheller resigned his commission. The media attention is pulling him apart and the setting of this video worries me a lot.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stuart-scheller-589062139_activity-6837780100155506688-293m

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That LinkedIn video isn't a good look.

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It might just be that you aren't used to seeing officers risk it all to stand up for what's right.

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Like Vindman?

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redcrayon said:

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LtCol Scheller resigned his commission. The media attention is pulling him apart and the setting of this video worries me a lot.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stuart-scheller-589062139_activity-6837780100155506688-293m

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That LinkedIn video isn't a good look.

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It might just be that you aren't used to seeing officers risk it all to stand up for what's right.

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Like Vindman?

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No, he risked nothing.

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redcrayon said:

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Ulysses90 said:

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LtCol Scheller resigned his commission. The media attention is pulling him apart and the setting of this video worries me a lot.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stuart-scheller-589062139_activity-6837780100155506688-293m

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That LinkedIn video isn't a good look.

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It might just be that you aren't used to seeing officers risk it all to stand up for what's right.

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Like Vindman?

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No, he risked nothing.

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Calling out the commander in chief and he still has a job.

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Zobel said:

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That LinkedIn video is not a good look. He made some comments that could be construed as threats - and even if he didn't mean them that way, people can spin them. I think he needs to be very, very careful.

Hi former COs comments were pretty frank.

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Hello Stu,
You did the right thing by resigning your commission. That is the honorable thing to do after venting your rage about the entire chain of command on social media. You can't not play by the rules and then expect to stay in the Corps. Staying around to get your retirement after such public criticism would be dishonorable. Resigning in protest is the right thing to do, and I respect you for doing the right thing. I do know you, Stu. Remember, I once put my bars on the table for you and your Co Gunny at my 19-year mark because I felt that I was just as negligent as you. That the Reg Cmdr was only going after your Gunny and you was wrong. You deserved what I did because you were one of my best Co Cmdrs, and standing up for you and calling myself out was the only way I could live with myself. I am sad that you want to tear the whole system down. You remain a commissioned officer until you are out for good, and those comments are seditious and treasonous. You should be convicted at court martial for that. I am disappointed in you because I know what a good leader you can be. I still wish you the best, unless you really are trying to tear down our system of gov't, in which case I'll stand against you.
Sincerely,
Tom

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When you read his former CO's comments it may be useful to evaluate them ith the knowledge that he is a disciple of Ibrahim X. Kendi and has some fringe ideas of his own.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/05/09/the-marine-corps-always-faithful-to-white-men/

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Thanks for the information.

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Problematic and fringe to say least. A disciple of X Kendi has little warrant talking about sedition. But what do you expect, he serves a betrayer of the country as CinC. Policies prove it.

Perhaps he already has a book deal and an agent booking the talk show circuit.

I remain skeptical.

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Zobel said:

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That LinkedIn video is not a good look. He made some comments that could be construed as threats - and even if he didn't mean them that way, people can spin them. I think he needs to be very, very careful.

Hi former COs comments were pretty frank.

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Hello Stu,
You did the right thing by resigning your commission. That is the honorable thing to do after venting your rage about the entire chain of command on social media. You can't not play by the rules and then expect to stay in the Corps. Staying around to get your retirement after such public criticism would be dishonorable. Resigning in protest is the right thing to do, and I respect you for doing the right thing. I do know you, Stu. Remember, I once put my bars on the table for you and your Co Gunny at my 19-year mark because I felt that I was just as negligent as you. That the Reg Cmdr was only going after your Gunny and you was wrong. You deserved what I did because you were one of my best Co Cmdrs, and standing up for you and calling myself out was the only way I could live with myself. I am sad that you want to tear the whole system down. You remain a commissioned officer until you are out for good, and those comments are seditious and treasonous. You should be convicted at court martial for that. I am disappointed in you because I know what a good leader you can be. I still wish you the best, unless you really are trying to tear down our system of gov't, in which case I'll stand against you.
Sincerely,
Tom

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When you read his former CO's comments it may be useful to evaluate them ith the knowledge that he is a disciple of Ibrahim X. Kendi and has some fringe ideas of his own.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/05/09/the-marine-corps-always-faithful-to-white-men/

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Here's a worthy rebuttal to the linked diatribe...

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/05/16/race-and-the-marine-corps/

I have given a lot of thought to the issue of Officer resignations and I recall my days on active duty. We all had problematic bosses if we were around for over a couple of years: bosses who would demand we "shade" reports or report inaccurate figures for readiness purposes.(Edit: or demand we discipline subordinates by their standards, not for what we observed) For most of us, 3-6 years was good enough and we knew it was time to move on into a civilian profession.
The problem for lifers is different. They give up a huge benefit/pay package to make a moral stand. The whole pension system needs to be revisited. What can happen is that military personnel (and perhaps all federal employees), regardless of rank, need to be able to divert up to about a third of their pay into Roth-type investment instruments with some type of match contribution, perhaps up to 10% from the federal government. They should be able to do this starting at their first pay period and the money should remain in their account regardless of when they separate from service. They should be able to begin withdrawing funds upon separation from service (and continue to deposit reserve pay into the account as well) and/or continue to deposit civilian pay into the investment account. This would differ from the current IRA system due to its flexibility. I believe this type of retirement system would enable people to leave as they saw no military future for themselves and save them from the moral dilemma of having to choose between their conscience and their family's welfare. I saw far too many family men doomed to an unhappy compromise when they were forced to choose between ethical behavior and financial stability.

I suspect he is going to make much more than his 2 million pension he gave up in his first book deal. I'm suspicious of his true motives. I don't believe much I see on the internet or TV.

Time will tell on this guy.

Guy will make a boat load of money on the speaking circuit speaking out against the lunacy of the left, wokeness and lack of leadership in government and the military.

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I'm fairly sure that has happened. Our kid is on the bubble at the 10 year mark, and they were given a choice between the old system and a new 401K/IRA system. They chose the latter system, though it will cost them money if they stay for 20 years. Going to the new system gave them flexibility.

I think younger officers have no choice but the new system.

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LtCol Scheller resigned his commission. The media attention is pulling him apart and the setting of this video worries me a lot.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stuart-scheller-589062139_activity-6837780100155506688-293m

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Ruy Lpez Opening


I don't think that was an accident.

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The Ruy Lopez (also known as the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game) is one of the oldest and most analyzed openings in chess history. Most of the world's top players have adopted this rich opening as part of their repertoire, and many of them play it with both colors.

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IMO, sending a clear message that he knows what he is doing and is in a right state of mind.

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I'm fairly sure that has happened. Our kid is on the bubble at the 10 year mark, and they were given a choice between the old system and a new 401K/IRA system. They chose the latter system, though it will cost them money if they stay for 20 years. Going to the new system gave them flexibility.

I think younger officers have no choice but the new system.

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The reform ofthe mitary pension system was intended to facilitate careers of more variable length so that the "hold-on till 20" phenomenon would be smoothed out by not having to make an all or nothing choice. It has also, intentionally or not, removed the incentive for those with over 10 years of service to bite their tongue because hey would lose all of their retirement pension..

UPDATE from Lt Col Scheller today:

"It's the system that's going to break. Not me." pic.twitter.com/WiOaAOjlL6

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 31, 2021

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Guy will make a boat load of money on the speaking circuit speaking out against the lunacy of the left, wokeness and lack of leadership in government and the military.

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Which is what this is all about of course. This guy is nothing but an Attention *****.....and a disgrace to the Marine Corps because he's a flat out LIAR.

" I'm not doing this for the money!! I don't need a dime"

'But...if you do want to send money....send it to my wife...here's her e-mail address!'

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There are guys who look like that in our military? He looks like a lesbian librarian. Weed weak ass b****es like this out.

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Not sure if I really wanted to post this for a couple of reasons. First, he is going to burn for this. That is a given. He knows this and acknowledges it though. But he is putting his career on the line because he is disgusted as a person and as a human. The second reason is that I have never agreed on making statements in uniform. Marines are indoctrinated from day one of boot or OCS that this is a mortal sin and I generally agree with that sentiment. As with most things though, there are exceptions.

This current situation is unlike anything else we have faced and our military is being asked to do the literal impossible with zero support or backing. They know the score right now. They know who's fault this is. And this man acknowledges that he is ready and willing to risk his career to ask who is accountable. Marines march in lockstop with our government always. It is our part of our ethos. But generation after generation of neglect and being used as political tools....when is it enough? I lived through the PR witch hunts of combat of the middle phase of the war. The US government was just another opponent to its Marines and it always felt like we were so alone out there. It sucked but that still doesn't match what is occurring right now. This is a man who knows what his message is going to do to him but he is asking anyways. And I applaud that. Our warfighters deserve better and my thoughts of messages in uniform are superseded by more Marines dying pointlessly. Plus, I am a civilian now and can think freely again so I don't feel bad about that.

Facebook only I think.It's a 5 min video. SFW btw. Not a rant.

https://www.facebook.com/100029569003221/videos/561114034931173/


ETA: For those who can't watch, it is an active duty 0-5 who gives his name, rank, and current position. He acknowledges the levity of the video he is making multiple times to say that he has lost faith in his own senior leadership and wants to see accountability. Delivered not with a passionate rant but more of a man who is just exhausted and wants better for himself and the Marine Corps.

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I call it "conviction". He has it and the others don't. Plain and simple

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Guy will make a boat load of money on the speaking circuit speaking out against the lunacy of the left, wokeness and lack of leadership in government and the military.

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Which is what this is all about of course. This guy is nothing but an Attention *****.....and a disgrace to the Marine Corps because he's a flat out LIAR.

" I'm not doing this for the money!! I don't need a dime"

'But...if you do want to send money....send it to my wife...here's her e-mail address!'

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Guy will make a boat load of money on the speaking circuit speaking out against the lunacy of the left, wokeness and lack of leadership in government and the military.

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Which is what this is all about of course. This guy is nothing but an Attention *****.....and a disgrace to the Marine Corps because he's a flat out LIAR.

" I'm not doing this for the money!! I don't need a dime"

'But...if you do want to send money....send it to my wife...here's her e-mail address!'

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What am I ASSUMING? he says he does not need the money...but send money to his wife. Why would she need the money?

now if he said his EX-wife...you might have a point.

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There are guys who look like that in our military? He looks like a lesbian librarian. Weed weak ass b****es like this out.

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LtCol Scheller resigned his commission. The media attention is pulling him apart and the setting of this video worries me a lot.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stuart-scheller-589062139_activity-6837780100155506688-293m

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That LinkedIn video isn't a good look.

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It might just be that you aren't used to seeing officers risk it all to stand up for what's right.

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Like Vindman?

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No, he risked nothing.

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Calling out the commander in chief and he still has a job.

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I believe he worked within the system without trying to publish a book or flame on Facebook. Anyone can file a complaint with the IG.

BREAKING: Lt. Col. Scheller Incarcerated and Sent to the Brig https://t.co/KUcnWTVhl1

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 28, 2021

I don't think the commandant had any other choice.

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I don't think the commandant had any other choice.

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The commandant could have been willing to go to the brig too to defend him. So should anyone else in the chain of command.

Epitome of the Biden administration:
People fall off airplane wheels fleeing certain death- ""That was 4,5 days ago. Move along, nothing to see."
Drone an innocent family and kill 7 children- "Sorry, pulled trigger a bit quick. Move along, nothing to see."
Milley calls Chinese counterpart to let him know what's going on- "What a patriot!"
Military member demands accountability for Afghanistan- "How dare you! Off to re-education camp you go!"

How is this legal?