What comes to mind with getting the word out is You Tube.
That sounds like a great idea to me .
What comes to mind with getting the word out is You Tube.
You would think 60 minutes or one of those type of shows/magazines would love to do a piece on this.
You would think 60 minutes or one of those type of shows/magazines would love to do a piece on this.
Hmmmm . . . the domain name: "http://www.screwedbyvmi.com/" is available.
What about you and all the other parents who is going through this (and whoever else you can take with you) have a protest around the college campus? Make sure you invite the media
This will cause him to forfeit his college money and report to active duty with all achieved rank stripped from him.
First, sincere apologies on everything you had to endure.
This may be a dumb question, but how much "rank" has he received so far? Wouldn't that rank be in the NG anyway?
What can I do with that? I have all the documentation, audio recordings and several other students and parents who would immediately add to what I have. I would have to think that if I got word out and a place for people to upload their stories with evidence this would grow rather quickly. VMI is just waaaaay too arrogant in laughing that they own the VA Attorney General, Governor and all the judges as well as senators and congressmen from that state. I doubted that and was shocked to discover that they do own all those people; lock, stock and barrel.
I've never made a web page. As long as there is no libel or slander in linked audio, how easily can they shut such a site down? They own Virginia, they've made that clear, but I wouldn't be hosting out of Virginia. I have parents offering hundreds and some even thousands to help me pursue this dirty little secret of VMI.
PG -- Thanks! This is another "hot button" issue with me. After nearly 40 years of total government service I hate to see the system fail this badly.
Dargo -- Hang in there guy, and don't take some these negative comments too much to heart. From what I can tell most of them have been posted by people who have not actually experienced military life or have their own axe to grind.
Remember: "Noncarborundum illegitimai" ... which translates to "Don't let the bastards wear you down!"
I couldn't tell you for sure, but he's been in the JROTC for 4 years, ROTC for 2 years and has drilled with the Army on weekends as well as completed, basic, jump school and RIP school. He would have entered as a commissioned officer with some rank.
From there, it's as corrupt and political as it's ever been in the history of our military. Every congressman, senator, county council member, dog catcher (any elected office) who has aspirations of being elected to a higher post has contacts to get their children in the military with rank.
Host it offshore and it will be a little harder for them to take it down. They will threaten the ISP but you may be able to find an ISP with balls in another country.
You can google "offshore web hosting" and find several companies to do it. If you want to take it a step further then post the content to several servers and change the DNS records as needed. I guess VMI could sue you for slander but then you have your lawsuit and I think they have to prove you are wrong and are also subject to full-disclosure requests by the defense.
If you post the information as a matter of record with no name calling then they have no grounds for a slander suit. You may need to be careful to see if they have made you sign any form of non-disclosure agreements or if you try to use any of their materials they may be covered under some form of copyright law.
I could probably come up with more nefarious schemes but they would all cost money and time. If you seriously want to pursue it let me know and we can discuss it privately.
He would have graduated as a 2LT, the lowest of the officer ranks. That is the same rank that a West Point graduate or any other cadet from any ROTC program. With his JROTC time, he probably enlisted into the Guard at Private E2 or Private First Class E3.
I know you are pissed and you should be, but it is a little more complicated than that. It's not about just being in a certain amount of time and sticking it out to get promotions. With the exception of doctors, lawyers, and chaplains, you can't just join up with some rank under your belt. There are schools that are mandatory for rank, enlisted and officer. Maybe a politician can pull some strings to get a duty station or maybe a waiver because of a low score that would prevent a soldier from a certain MOS, but I seriously doubt that there are many if any politicians that have been able to pull off getting their kid in the military above the rank of 2LT and without ROTC, that's not gonna happen.
Brent, you probably already tried this but just throwing out ideas.
Have you tried calling all of the local news channels? If it is aired locally maybe a bigger city will pick it up.
Also, I know this is real expensive but if the other parents are in place one page ads in the Virgina papers, as well as even bumper stickers for attention. If your traveling wear a t shirt with something about VMI. The point is you are wanting to draw attention so people will ask questions.
You are probably on face book and am sure you have lots of friends, send out some kind of notice as to what is going on to all the friends. The more people that learn the truth can back you
Like I suggested before. You tube is a great way to get the word out. You are not bashing VMI just telling the truth.
Try calling Rush Limbaugh. Everyone knows he has a real thing for all the political BS that goes on.
Why are they so afraid of VMI? I would think Fox News would love that story. VMI might have a lot of local power, but....not anywhere else. I know someone has probably mentioned this, but what did your congressman say? Anything federal makes a big deal of congressionals.
As I said, I'm writing everyone I can think of to expose this corruption, including the White House. Still, the gist of the letter is that the White House and Obama claim that they have no jurisdiction over VMI. WTF?! It literally said that unless the matter concerned government money paid to VMI, they have no jurisdiction to look into any misdeeds by VMI.
This continues to get more troublesome and really scary at the level of corruption and how far it reaches with each turn. My pledge is simple; I won't go away. For lack of better terms, this state sponsored organized crime needs to be exposed. I don't know how many generations it's gone on, but it's time it is exposed. There seems to be a possibility that this story may be gaining some traction thanks to this website. Sorry for being a little vague, but I've spoken to so many lawyers, I'm tentative to mention too much in public at this point.
On the other hand if you have quoted your local Congressman accurately, he DID lie to you, outrageously so. ANY Congressman can intervene on behalf of ANY constituent, no matter whether the problem itself originates in his District or not.
The system is screwing with you, and apparently those you have contacted so far are lacking in the requisite testicular fortitude to take any action. Believe me, VMI can be beaten! As I suggested before, you should try The Navy Times and one or more of the veterans organizations; these folks are not afraid of VMI and could be your best allies in this fight.
Noncarborundum illegitimai!!