Well, they can destroy all military property of the United States. Duh!
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Is it just me, or are they missing something critical here? A literal reading of that article would suggest that’s illegal for the Marines to destroy anything. That would seem to render them rather ineffectual…
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They can kick you out, but I think it’s interesting that this was never brought to a courts-martial level. NJP was selected, and my guess is that they didn’t have enough of a case to warrant a trial. Plus, the guy was admin sep’d, which is, in this case, a slap on the wrist, IMO. Being kicked out, there’s arguably not much effective use of NJP, since cutting pay or pay grade isn’t a big deal since separation paperwork is following right behind the punishment. A dishonorable discharge would have been appropriate, but you can only get that through trial IIRC. This guy got off easy.
But still, his military career is basically over, right? That may mean more to him than we realize, as far as “getting off easy”. He now has to think of some other plan to do with his life.
His career is over, and the way I read “processed for separation” is administratively separated, which is an entirely neutral separation. Not an honorable, which is what you want, and not a dishonorable. It may be an OTH, or other than honorable, which should raise a few eyebrows on background checks.
But basically, this probably won’t stop him from getting any low-level, blue-collar jobs. At least, this is what I’m guessing. I haven’t actually known anyone who’s looked for work after being separated in this manner.
Being a Marine, my (further) guess is that he’s had his ass chewed and intimidated pretty well to this point, so there’s gotta be a part of him that realizes he could have gotten brig time.
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Chefguy…navy…hmmm
Singlehandedly fight off any attempts to steal missles from a battleship lately? 
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::looks at drachillix through beady eyes:: Why yes, yes I have. Why do you ask?
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But still, his military career is basically over, right? That may mean more to him than we realize, as far as “getting off easy”. He now has to think of some other plan to do with his life.
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Would Blackwater concider him if he dropped off his resume ?
Declan
Can they kick you out for offing a puppy? Sure they can, check out their motto: Semper Fido! 
Yeah, my guess would be he’ll be separated under other than honorable conditions, or at the very least, a ‘general discharge.’ Both will raise eyebrows with prospective employers, as they all want to see the ‘honorable’ next to your discharge status.
Well, damn. I was completely and utterly and totally convinced that the video was a fake. Crow-eatin’ time. :o
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Would Blackwater concider him if he dropped off his resume ?
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Consider, hell, I bet he gets fast-tracked.
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Well, damn. I was completely and utterly and totally convinced that the video was a fake. Crow-eatin’ time. :o
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I suspect he would have been punished even if it wasn’t.