Did A Navy SEAL Lose His Honorable Discharge As A Punishment For Exercising His Rights? -- Brandon Caro, Daily Beast
Carl Higbie claims that after almost eight years of exemplary service, he was railroaded out of the military and had his honorable discharge revoked for publishing a book.
Carl Higbie survived almost a decade of perilous service in the Navy SEALs, fighting through close calls in combat and multiple tours overseas, before a book proved his undoing.
Higbie knew there might be repercussions when he decided to publish a book, despite the fact that several other SEAL memoirs had come out well before his. But he never expected that his exemplary service would suddenly count for nothing while the Navy, in an unprecedented act of retribution, downgraded his discharge from “Honorable” to “General” months after he had left the military.
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My Comment: What caught my eye was this ....
.... According to his counsel, Higbie is the only service member ever to have had his discharge downgraded after his release. “I’ve practiced military criminal defense since 2008. I’ve never seen the Navy downgrade a discharge after the military had already awarded a characterization of service. I’ve asked attorneys who have practice a lot longer than I have. they’ve never heard of this. I’ve asked defense attorneys and prosecutors in the Navy. they’ve never seen this. I researched the topic. I found nothing. Frankly, we’re all amazed that Carl’s Command pulled an unheard of legal maneuver that violates Navy procedure, protocol and precedent.”
WOW .... it appears that Carl Higbie has ruffled a few feathers.
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