Rep. Hunter, who has gone to bat for a number of U.S. soldiers and Marines he believes have been mistreated by the top echelons of the military, is calling on the Army to rescind its order to force out the decorated Green Beret.
On Tuesday, Sgt. Martland, who has been fighting to stay in military, was reportedly told by the U.S. Army Human Resources Command that he “does not meet the criteria” for an appeal.
“Consequently, your request for an appeal and continued service is disapproved,” the Army wrote in a memo to Martland that Fox News obtained from Hunter’s office.
The Army office’s decision comes on the heels of the Pentagon and Gen. John Campbell, the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, denying that American troops have been asked to ignore boys being raped by their Afghan allies.
“The DOD does not have a policy that directs U.S. forces to ignore violations or abuses of human rights,” Maj. Roger Cabiness, a Pentagon spokesman, told Breitbart News. “The victimization of children – boys or girls – by Afghan security forces undermines the credibility of all Afghan forces and compromises the legitimacy of the Afghan government in the eyes of the Afghan people.”
The rape of children, particularly boys, by men in power is rampant in Afghanistan.
Source: Breitbart
Rep. Hunter has written multiple letters to Defense Secretary Ash Carter asking him to intervene on Sgt. Martland’s behalf.
Longtime Pentagon official Fanning was nominated by President Obama to be the Army’s new secretary. If confirmed by the full Senate, Fanning would become America’s fist openly gay military service chief.
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