Your time in Iraq is winding down. Bradley's pretty depressed, but he's hanging in there and Soldiering on. To try to keep him busy and keep his mind off what's happening back home, First Sergeant puts Bradley on every "cool" detail he can. Bradley's shown a knack for weapons, so when the Group CSM asks for vounteers to train up on the new truck-mounted minigun, Bradley's name is at the top of the list.
Bradley's mother and father are taking care of Bradley's sons, and the sons are young enough to think nothing of hanging out at Grandma's until Daddy comes home. The children are being well looked-after. The emails from Jody continue, but the JAG advises you to cease responding. Jody begins to gloat, thinking that he's somehow "won."
After speaking with the CSM, you all decide that it's best to keep everything quiet until you get back home, then you're going to pay a visit to Jody... through his chain of command, of course.
Rico's friend at your base confirms that there is a person with Jody's name in the aviation unit specified in AKO, and that he saw Bradley's car parked outside of the HHC building. There is no doubt that you know exactly who Jody is. The question is how to handle things when you get back stateside.
Rico advocates what he calls "summarized ass whipping" in lieu of an Article-15. No conversation, no explanation, just a beat-down from everyone in the company, first time they can track Jody down. As satisfying as that may be, you realize that such action would jeapardize the investigation and would likely result in UCMJ action against your own people. With what you've already got on Jody, it's likely that he's going to see some jail time.
Just before you come home, Najaf erupts as Muqtada al-Sadr's militia explodes onto the scene. Caught unawares, the Group struggles to react. Combat power is diverted throughout Iraq south towards the fighting. All available manpower is to head into the fight.
You receive the word to prepare to move out. As you're getting your convoy ready to roll, you see the new minigun truck sail by. The gunner looks a lot like one of your troops.
You track down the Group Support Company (GSC) commander, an SF captain with whom you have a pretty good relationship, and furiously ask why he took one of your troops without conferring with you or the first sergeant. He explains that the call went out for volunteers familiar with the new system to serve as a gunner going into Najaf. Bradley volunteered, and told the captain that he cleared it with you and the first sergeant. Not knowing the situation, and having no reason to doubt Bradley, the captain put him in the turret and sent him on his way. When you tell First Sergeant about what happened, he looks very grim and says, "He's going to get himself killed."
And that's exactly what happens.
Bradley's mother and father are taking care of Bradley's sons, and the sons are young enough to think nothing of hanging out at Grandma's until Daddy comes home. The children are being well looked-after. The emails from Jody continue, but the JAG advises you to cease responding. Jody begins to gloat, thinking that he's somehow "won."
After speaking with the CSM, you all decide that it's best to keep everything quiet until you get back home, then you're going to pay a visit to Jody... through his chain of command, of course.
Rico's friend at your base confirms that there is a person with Jody's name in the aviation unit specified in AKO, and that he saw Bradley's car parked outside of the HHC building. There is no doubt that you know exactly who Jody is. The question is how to handle things when you get back stateside.Rico advocates what he calls "summarized ass whipping" in lieu of an Article-15. No conversation, no explanation, just a beat-down from everyone in the company, first time they can track Jody down. As satisfying as that may be, you realize that such action would jeapardize the investigation and would likely result in UCMJ action against your own people. With what you've already got on Jody, it's likely that he's going to see some jail time.
Just before you come home, Najaf erupts as Muqtada al-Sadr's militia explodes onto the scene. Caught unawares, the Group struggles to react. Combat power is diverted throughout Iraq south towards the fighting. All available manpower is to head into the fight.
You receive the word to prepare to move out. As you're getting your convoy ready to roll, you see the new minigun truck sail by. The gunner looks a lot like one of your troops.
You track down the Group Support Company (GSC) commander, an SF captain with whom you have a pretty good relationship, and furiously ask why he took one of your troops without conferring with you or the first sergeant. He explains that the call went out for volunteers familiar with the new system to serve as a gunner going into Najaf. Bradley volunteered, and told the captain that he cleared it with you and the first sergeant. Not knowing the situation, and having no reason to doubt Bradley, the captain put him in the turret and sent him on his way. When you tell First Sergeant about what happened, he looks very grim and says, "He's going to get himself killed."
And that's exactly what happens.
