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\nJason Brezler, seated center, holds a meeting with local governors in Afghanistan in 2010. Brezler faced discharge after emailing classified documents over an insecure network. He challenged the Marine Corps’ decision.<\/p>\n
Quil Lawrence
\nJason Brezler, seated center, holds a meeting with local governors in Afghanistan in 2010. Brezler faced discharge after emailing classified documents over an insecure network. He challenged the Marine Corps’ decision.<\/p>\n
One of our ninjas sends us the some good news for Marine Major Jason Brezler. He was separated from service for sending classified information over a nonsecure network. Only powerful politicians get away with this, but in Brezler’s case there are important mitigating circumstances. From the article…<\/p>\n
Monique Jaques\/Getty Images <\/strong><\/p>\n Seven years ago, Maj. Jason Brezler sent an urgent message to a fellow Marine in Afghanistan, warning him about an insider threat. The warning wasn’t heeded, and two weeks later, three U.S. troops were dead.<\/p>\n What did attract attention was that Brezler had sent classified information over an insecure network. The Marine Corps then embarked on what would be a multiyear effort to kick out Brezler \u2014 claiming it was for mishandling information. Brezler maintained it was retaliation for calling attention to deaths he thought might have been prevented.<\/p>\n The U.S. Navy Board of Inquiry decided to remove Brezler from service with an honorable discharge: Brezler wouldn’t lose any benefits or rank; he just wouldn’t be a Marine anymore.<\/p>\n “In light of my very strong desire to continue to serve and lead Marines, it didn’t feel honorable,” he told NPR in 2016.<\/p>\n So Brezler sued in federal court and won a new hearing. Earlier this month he sat before a board of inquiry again, and on Aug. 9, seven years after he sent the warning to Afghanistan, the panel of military officers ruled in his favor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I admire his tenacity and desire to serve, but I’ll be very surprised to see his name on a Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel promotion list. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"