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<a class="fancybox" rel="4cff5e2612b4b2dea60a5cb6965e58df" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/965/for_gallery_v2/21339ada.JPG"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/965/large_v3/21339ada.JPG" alt="21339ada" /></a></div></div>The U.S. Army is kicking out a decorated Green Beret after an 11-year Special Forces career, after he got in trouble for shoving an Afghan police commander accused of raping a boy and beating up his mother when she reported the incident. <br /><br />The case of Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland now has the attention of Congress, with Rep. Duncan Hunter writing to Defense Secretary Ash Carter challenging the decision. <br /><br />The Army has lost its moral compass here. Even if Martland struck the Afghan as is alleged he is not the first soldier to strike a civilian even in a foreign location let alone a theater of war. The Army brings discredit and shame on itself when it fails to recognize "right" for political expediency. There are many things a soldier can do wrong anytime or place but this is clearly not one of them. The entire Rally Point Community, Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen - active, reserve and retired needs to get behind this wrong decision and assist this soldier regain his career in the United States Army.How is the treatment of the Noncommised Officer right?2015-09-23T09:06:20-04:00LTC Marc King986815<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-60965"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image">
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<a class="fancybox" rel="97855e45c727ad480cbbcab75f234dc8" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/965/for_gallery_v2/21339ada.JPG"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/965/large_v3/21339ada.JPG" alt="21339ada" /></a></div></div>The U.S. Army is kicking out a decorated Green Beret after an 11-year Special Forces career, after he got in trouble for shoving an Afghan police commander accused of raping a boy and beating up his mother when she reported the incident. <br /><br />The case of Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland now has the attention of Congress, with Rep. Duncan Hunter writing to Defense Secretary Ash Carter challenging the decision. <br /><br />The Army has lost its moral compass here. Even if Martland struck the Afghan as is alleged he is not the first soldier to strike a civilian even in a foreign location let alone a theater of war. The Army brings discredit and shame on itself when it fails to recognize "right" for political expediency. There are many things a soldier can do wrong anytime or place but this is clearly not one of them. The entire Rally Point Community, Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen - active, reserve and retired needs to get behind this wrong decision and assist this soldier regain his career in the United States Army.How is the treatment of the Noncommised Officer right?2015-09-23T09:06:20-04:002015-09-23T09:06:20-04:002015-09-23T09:06:20-04:00