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In the PSYOP community, a joke goes around about how a PSYOP team could “Go rogue”. Psychological Operations teams are attached to units to provide PSYOP support to the unit’s commander. Not permanently assigned, they could fall though the cracks if they don’t keep engaged. Of course, this doesn’t involve violations of war crimes, laws, or regulations. The team just “does its own thing”. Not encouraged.<\/p>\n
What’s definitely frowned upon is going rogue with regards to violating the rules of land warfare. In this situation, we have a Navy SEAL who murdered an ISIS combatant, then conducted an enlistment ceremony in the area.<\/p>\n
Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher would’ve been eligible to retire, from active duty, next year. Instead, he’s looking at another future. From NBC San Diego:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n U.S. Navy prosecutors accuse Gallagher of premeditated murder for the stabbing death of an injured ISIS fighter who they estimate was about 15 years old. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n On Wednesday, the Navy outlined its evidence including cell phone photos that show Gallagher holding the severed head of the fighter during a reenlistment ceremony.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n According to the article, Gallagher was ranked as number one SEAL chief, his platoon was also ranked as number one. He once had the option to either retire proudly, or continue his service facing better opportunities than others.<\/p>\n Underneath the high praises; however, those who served with him associated him with poor judgement. This includes shooting into Iraqi civilians.<\/p>\n The New York Times was graphic with its description:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n But now, less than a year later, Special Operations Chief Gallagher, 39, is locked in the brig, facing charges that during that same deployment — his eighth — he shot indiscriminately at civilians, killed a teenage Islamic State fighter with a handmade custom blade, and then performed his re-enlistment ceremony posing with the teenager’s bloody corpse in front of an American flag.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Navy SEALs who were with him reported the things that he did, to include:<\/p>\n * Being reckless It got to the point that his own team members messed with his weapon’s accuracy. They also benefited civilians with warning shoots to give them a chance to escape. His actions took away from efforts needed to engage the enemy.<\/p>\n You could read more here<\/a> and over here<\/a>. Good reads. The above photo is from the New York Times. <\/p>\n
\n* Being bloodthirsty
\n* Firing into crowds of noncombatants
\n* Shooting a walking girl
\n* Shooting an old man
\n* Threatening to kill those that intended to report these events<\/p>\n