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Derek Craig Percival
A Marine recruiter in North Carolina has been charged with sexually assaulting two teen-aged recruits, according to police and local media.
Sgt. Derek Craig Percival, 24, remains in jail on charges of attempted second-degree rape, involuntary servitude, sexual battery and communicating threats, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office.
According to WCNC, the NBC station in Charlotte, officers arrested Percival at his apartment on Saturday where he lives with his wife and two children.
Police told local media the alleged assaults took place at a Marine recruiting office in Salisbury, a suburb of Charlotte, and at Percival’s apartment.
In an interview with WCNC, one of the alleged victims, a 17-year-old who was not named, said she had met Percival four or five times about possibly joining the Marine Corps and had gone to his apartment for a party in September.
She said she also stayed overnight at his apartment last Saturday, while his family was there, when she and other recruits could not get a ride home. She told the station that early Sunday morning he forced her to have oral sex with him and threatened to kill her if she told anyone.
"He said, ‘If you don't let me, I'm going to rape you,’” she told WCNC. "And I said, ‘No you're not, just go away, just stop.'"
Later that morning he approached her again and asked for sex, she told the station.
Another recruit, an 18-year-old friend of the first alleged victim, told the station that Percival had asked her to show her breasts and give him oral sex when she visited the recruiting office.
A 17-year-old female recruit tells WCNC's Diana Rugg that she was sexually assaulted after attending a party at her Marine recruiter's apartment.
Capt. Joseph Reney, a Marine spokesman, told NBC News that the Corps is cooperating with local authorities in their investigation and will conduct an internal investigation of its own. "I can tell you that this isolated situation does not reflect the entirety of Marine Corps recruiting, " Reney said. "The Marine Corps holds its Marine to a high standard and we will uphold that standard."
Phone messages from NBCNews.com to the Rowan County Sheriff’s were not immediately returned.
The Marine Corps said Percival has an attorney, although his name was not provided. Percival has not entered a plea on the charges.
After an increase in the number of sexual assaults reported in the military, including at least a dozen instructors accused of assaulting recruits at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in September of 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered a review of all military policies and procedures in an effort to curb the problem.
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Like a lot of Southern (and Northern) sherrifs say - 'Son, you in a heap of trouble'.
I'm sure you could find a whole load of men here in NC that'd be willing' to whup his tail.
Salisbury, NC is a nice town with principled people. He is safer in jail. He will do alot of "push ups" as the bottom man being labeled a rapist in prison...........
What a loser.
I'm not sure from the story if anything actually happened or if it was all talk.
" Later in the morning he approached her again and asked for sex...."
" No you're not. Just go away. Just stop."
Sexual assault and 2 counts of rape?
He asked to see boobs and and get some head.
A S K E D.
R A P E?
Where was his wife and kids during this? At Church?
He said. She said.
Well, if it's okay for a president ( clinton) to get a blowjob from a 20 yr old intern in the WH what's wrong with this deal???
The difference is, it wasnt by force obviously
More like he said they said, and as far as the difference, this was a kid, 17, not a 20 year old making her own decisions. There is a difference and if you don't know it you need to LEARN IT.
my son graduated naval bootcamp in july, he said sex between the servicemembers was so bad they had to place extra watches. I know this has litte to do with this case but anyone who says that females should be in active service and especially in battle has never been to war. I know how this sounds but the problems stemming from a million years of instinct can't be ignored.The guy who worries a female team member because he has feelings for her is a dead man on the battlefield.
Let UCMJ and civil courts both try this case. IF guilty, he will serve a fair sentence and long.....but I know many make accusations that aren't true....or later after the deal is done.
The guy is 24 and one of the victims is 17. That in and of itself is rape.
I am pretty sure that recruiters are not allowed to bring recruits into their home and they are most certainly not allowed to let recruits sleep over.
Why is she going to his apartment? Recruits and Recruiters are not allowed to have any non business related contact, so how is she spending the night? That's a big no-no as she could have conducted official business at his office. It never said he forced her to go there. She put herself in a dangerous position. I know some recruiters can be unprofessional, but it's highly improbably that one is going to ask you to flash him in the recruiting office.
The wording sounds a little far fetched. If he doesn't let her what? If he could force her to have oral sex, or she had oral sex with him, and intent, it seems as though he would have just done it anyway.
Since Obama took office the military has become morally bankrupt. Just look at the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell.
A 17 year old girl in the Marines? LOL. Joke.
@Laurel,
The full title of the policy was never even mentioned to the public, it was: don't ask, don't tell, don't harass, don't pursue.
I hope for his sake, he didn't do that, However I was in the Corps and I am a female and I knew plenty of females that were in boot camp with me tell how many of them slept with their recruiters to move up in rank upon graduation. So there is alot of shady business that can and probably still does go on, but the point I'm making is none of them pressed charges or accused him of rape. They were willing. I hope upon further investigating he is innocent! And I also believe female Marines, or WM's is what we called them back then, should have the option to qualify and be along side their Male brothers and fight on the front lines if they choose. They know what their getting themselves into and if they have the heart to do it, let them. Some can even shoot better than Male Marines also. If we earn the right to be there and make it through the training Let them be on the front lines. We are suppose to be a brotherhood and sisterhood! Semper Fi...I know I wouldn't mind being there!
This discussion is pretty breath-taking! The staggering ignorance about sexual violence--not just in military--generally. People who are coerced to provide sexual favors for promotion--in business or in the military--is a CRIME! Just as FYI, the percentage of active duty personnel (male) registering complaints through the SAPRO program recently was 43%. As one of the posters stated it does appear hincky that a recruiter would bring female recruits to his home--let alone stay over--his lack of judgement on that alone is pretty jaw-dropping. Re, 'he said, she said' I believe there are 2 victims. We will see how this plays out--hopefully through military court--where if convicted, he would do real time--unlike the civilian world. From my dim memory of parties in my 20s, I believe there were adult beverages--hope that does not factor as collateral charges. Just saying.
Well, at least he wanted sex with the opposite sex.
laurel-3298807
"Since Obama took office the military has become morally bankrupt. Just look at the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell."
DADT was aimed at gays and lesbians who serve their country. It was repealed. How many instances of rape or sexual abuse perpetrated by GAYS, have we read about since? How many? Every news story on this topic concerns heterosexual misbehavior, yet you indirectly blame gays and lesbians for what some bonehead straight guys do. Sorry, but people are responsible for themselves. Straight soldiers were sexually abusing people long before DADT was repealed, and that abuse was sometimes covered up because of a military macho "code of honor". Implying that this marine possibly raped a girl because gays can now serve openly is just plain stupid.
So you think its a gay/hetero thing. very uninformed Stupid comment. are you on the inside or outside. I have handled the administrative side of the GAY rapes/attempted rapes. usually the victims dont want it publicized and didnt want the attention either. The offender was prosecuted and processed out the door. Rape is not ok but dont try to change this from a rape discussion to a gay/straight discussion. That's very idiotic.
Northwest Vet, I don't know if your comment was directed at me or not, but if so, I'll say this: I didn't say that there were no same sex rapes in the military, and I say "same sex", because not all same sex rapes are committed by homosexuals. I said that military rape/sexual abuse stories that predominate the news involve heterosexuals, and that this stuff has been going on long before DADT was repealed. There's no connection.
My comment was left in response to Laurel's comment, which specifically tied a "lowering" of military moral standards (and the rape in this story) to the repeal of DADT. If you want to gripe about someone changing this "rape discussion" into a "gay/straight" discussion, direct your gripes towards her. Your accusing me of trying to "change" the focus of this story to a "gay" one is the only idiotic thing that's happening here. As for my being on the "inside or outside", I am ex military, and even if not, have a right to an opinion. Don't like it? Move on.
@ItIsWhat!t!s, are yous seriously blaming the girl for this? Prohibitions on recruiter-recruit contact fall on the RECRUITER, not on the potential recruit. It's the recruiter that's currently in the military and agreed to their rules, and it is their responsibility to follow those rules.
And that conversation actually sounds exactly how sexual assault would occur. The guy is usually not some in-control individual with a plan, it's an awkward threat that he doesn't follow through on because he knows what he's doing is wrong, that's very common. While I think this term is very overused, 'victim-blaming' seems to be the only way to describe your comment.
With the same logic if Laura Bush has sex with George Bush I'm sure you want to know why can't you. There is something called an adult decision and I don't think Laura is deciding to have sex with you anytime soon. I know it must be complicated for you but if you read the other post I'm sure you will eventually catch on. Good luck!
He's done. Career over, and most likely will spend some time in a civilian jail. Sorry dude, but you screwed your life. I know for a fact, whether this was consensual or not, that the Corps has given countless briefs about sex with recruits on recruiting duty. Now, you get to answer to the man, lose your wife and kids, lose your career, and most likely spend the rest of your life in prison. Hope it was worth it.
What a complete dumbass... When I was a Marine Corps Recruiter if I had an interview with a female applicant, there would be someone else in the office just in case. Some of my poolees had come over to my house after a poolee function, but it certainly was NOT overnight and it was a barbeque type function with my wife and kids present afterwards everyone was either driven home in my government car or they had car pooled together to get safely home. Did females come on to me in the office? Yes, a lot (must have been the uniform), but you are there to do a job as a representative of the Corps, I was married so it was NEVER an option, and especially the underage ones were immediately told to go home or just go away. If he is found to be guilty, I hope that he goes to see my friends where I worked.... in the Brig as they are way more strict than civilian jails.
Maybe it isn't smart to go to a party with strange men, no matter who or they are or whether or not they are supposed to be "trustworthy". Especially if you're a teenage girl. It is possible the girls were lying, but I doubt it. Anyway stories of rape like this just sicken me. Women aren't toys or slaves they are people and they have rights. Put this sicko in jail and keep him there for a good long time.
I don't think it too far of a stretch that these two girls may be lying. Think about what they have said has happened. This guy demands sex from one while his wife and 2 kids are in the house and the only thing he can do to keep them from telling is to say "i will kill you"? That alone sounds pretty off. One scream from the girl and that guy's entire family comes running. Don't think for one second that any woman wouldn't scream bloody murder if a guy tries to rape her or threatens her with so many witnesses so close by. I don't know that they lied but until some sort of evidence is provided to back up their claims it is just their word against his. That is not enough in a court of law to convict anyone.
I'm guessing the party was something they did for prospective recruits. I was in DEP for the Navy for about 6 months before boot camp (do they still have that? It's been nearly 20 years) and we frequently had group gatherings, picnics, paintball fights, etc. I knew of more than one female "depper" approached by a recruiter, and most of those guys were much older and married. I thought times had changed but I guess some things will always remain the same.
I was in DEP for five months before joining the Air Force. I signed up, then showed up five months later to start Basic Training. Why would you have get together's and picnics? You were already committed, so what's the point? It's not like you would ever see anyone or be able to socialize with them during your training. And a new training school starts every week, so no one would ever start at the same time if on DEP, since it is dependent on when the school they are going to attend, starts. Again, exactly what is the point, other then the recruiters trying to get laid?
@ADC
Good observation. For all intents and purposes, they might also be working the system.
@LeanneJ
Not at his house.
Sarcasm - For the love of God and Country!
i smell a set-up
as an inactive marine, i am disgusted. This scum slipped through the cracks. Recruiters are screened. This one has problems that should have been picked up.
This is a direct violation, and he knew better than to "party" with them. The fact that she stayed overnight at his apartment regardless to whether his family was there or not is alone enough to have him relieved for cause. The sexual contact is going to be the nail in the coffin. I am a former Marine recruiter, and I saw 5 recruiters from my district (12th Marine District) get nailed for the same thing.
the few, the proud, the perverted and morally bankrupt. No matter what image they want to spread, there are an awful lot of Marines that have a core belief that might makes right and to the victor goes the spoils. We need em when we go to war and need to keep that junk yard dog on a short leash otherwise. You can't train an attack dog and bring him home to the kids as a pet on the weekend!
Joe Veteran...than you for your service... I was the wife of a former Marine and I know how much this kind of stuff hurts you guys...
Joe as the proud father of 2 Marines and a vet myself. I pray this is not true. The Corp. has it's hands full now with the elimination of don't ask don't tell (gay's in the military ) and women in combat. Rewritting the reg's for that alone is going to take years? Anyway this sounds fishy? The two recruits know each other. And if he was shot down once? Why would he try again? That's just looking for serious trouble or even suicidal. If he is guilty? He is going to face so many charges, I lose count in the civilian side never mind what the Corp. is going to charge him with. If both Mil. and Civ. courts were to count, he could easily be facing life or something very close to it? What the hell was he thinking? I want to wait before I pass judgement on anything here. Just sounds so weird to be true. I do know a Marine recruited that screwed up. Not nearly as bad as that though, and he is now in the Army. The Corp. booted him 10 yrs ago. So I do know a recruiter will push the envelope to recruit troops, but this guy was way over the top when he brought them to his house, if he actually did? So if he walked from all the charges? But did bring them to the house? His career with the with the Marine Corp is toast. on that alone. Lets see what happens? Just my thoughts I guess?
The repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell is part of the problem. Now it seems alot of scumbags think anything goes sexually in the military.
laurel...could you be any more an a complete idiot? DADT doesn't have any more to do with this than the price of oranges in Detriot.
Stop trying to make this a gay/straight discussion when it's far from it.
Simply amazes me how f*cking losers like you always find a way to make gays the patsy for you own irresponsibility.
What a scumbag! Send him to prison. AND stop believing the rapist over the rape victims, just because the rapist was in the Marines. Some of you people disgust me by suggesting these girls are lying. Blaming the rape victim!
@ courage
You sicken me because you've already convicted someone using MSNBC as your source of information. Until this person is convicted in a court of law, BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT, you might want to keep your pie-hole shut or at least your opinion to yourself.
Savvy?
He asked to see her breasts and oral sex. A S K E D
Sexual harassment. Or even attempted rape. But not 2 counts of rape and 5 other charges.
He ASKED to see her breasts.
Calyps, so you are saying all the other rapists are probably innocent as well? No, you are saying because he's a marine, it shouldn't matter if he rapes, he's more important than these two victims. F*** you.
You 2 are made for each other. Get a room.
MC Gusto, asking to see breasts at the recruiting office is unacceptable. What he does at home may be his own business.
Apparently you are unaware that rape is simultaneously the most under-reported and the most over-reported crime on the books.
no girls wouldnever make up @!$%# like this ( i had a dependant in germany do exacttly this to me , i was arrested ,charged and a year later finally cleared of any wrong doing after a long investagation) a few months later she was pregnent by her mothers boyfriend and finally admitted she lied , yep courageLovePeace lets hang the bastard on these girls word, sounds to me your just looking to find someone to ask to see your saggin azz breast
@Courage: No, Calyps is NOT saying he gets a pass because he's a Marine (notice "Marine" is capitalized...have some respect to the title). He's saying "innocent until proven guilty," which is the way our system works. And yes, the story is fishy concerning the "rape." But Marines are held to a higher standard...and he does seem to be a dirtbag for asking a minor for sex as a professional in a position of authority. But don't just assume he's guilty of rape because two girls said so. Give the legal system a chance.
BTW, this article doesn't suprise me...some raw meat for liberal-biased news concerning a member of the military. The only reason I read MSNBC news is because when I log out of hotmail, it automatically goes to MSNBC.
@ GUEFighter
KUDOS, good comment
and to the rest of you, should I remind you of the Duke LaCrosse team?
not saying this guy is innocent, just saying this is MSNBC/NBCnews and if it is a black eye to the military, they print it, no questions asked.
James, I can't imagine why someone would actually lie about being with you, much less want to be voluntarily with the way you seem to speak of women.
Man up and make your point in a more educated and appropriate way.
Unfortunately, most small town recruiting stations are manned by one person.
When my daughter joined the Air Force I made sure I was with her throughout the entire process.
You can't hide this under polices and procedures.
Court martial him, bust him to the bottom and don't forget to "award" him a Bad Chicken Dinner. And BTW, is that a toupee rug on his head?
The dude has not had a trial yet and people are already saying put him in prison.. Wow, I hope I am never ACCUSED of anything. In this society, being accused is as good as being convicted..
If he is proven to have done these things, then there is no dungeon deep enough. Likewise, if he is innocent, then those who falsely accused should be ruined for life after they have been convicted of lying to police and making false statements.
Give anyone ACCUSED of ANYTHING a FAIR trail and try not to convict them on the statements of others.
You could be arrested and waterboarded by the US gov't without trial. No one would know outside of the inquisition room.
This guy,if found guilty,should serve some hard time due to his using his Marine status to commit this crime.I hope that his wife is smart enough to divorce him if he is sent to prison.Young ladies should not be going to parties held by people they barely know.Now they will have to endure worse than what he did by testifying in court in front of a bunch of strangers,lawyers and a judge.
He looks like he has had a -#5# or two in his mouth before. I remember reading about a big bust of all those so called straight Marines who were found to have been making gay porn.
Brad your comment is simply stupid, please troll elsewhere.
I find the girls story unbelievable, why did she go over to his apartment several times? Where were her parents when all of this went down?
This wouldn't be the first time a teenager accused an adult of something they did not do.
Why didn't she leave?
Meeting at the recruiting office is when thing during normal duty hours, while meeting at the recruiters home is something totally different. Although, recruiters have to get up and personal with potential recruits to get them to follow through and enlist. They all have monthly quotas they have to meet. They are given extra money to wine and dine people to join. Anyone old enough to join the Military isn't a child, they are adults, so I don't see the issue with what goes on between consenting adults.
Not at his house.
When there is only one consenting adult, the one consenting is the rapist.
I wonder if what happened at the Marine Recruiting Station should be prosecuted under Military Law? Or would that only be if the accuser was already a recruit? Anybody know?
It would be tried in a civilian criminal court, the accused crimes occurred off-base and the recruits were not enlisted yet.
I think the UCMJ would cover acts in a recruitment office. So the short answer is, yes, yes they could decided to go after him. I would bet though, that they will simply let the civilian court handle him and if he is convicted, he will get a dishonorable discharge.
Yes I know about that. He can be prosecuted under the UCMJ, but most likely the civilian courts will want to deal with this and he will simply be given a bad conduct discharge, that is if he is charged and found guilty. If there is no prosecution I have no idea how the military will handle it.
They will go on their own investigation. If they do not find wrong doing and he is not convicted, he should not face any punishment at all.
It would be likely that he would be reassigned though.
Double Jeopardy does not apply to military individuals. They can both have him. Local authorities have full rights in this case. And when they are done, or maybe before, he can also be found guilty at Non-judicial Punishment (NJP), be demoted, and discharged as well. So they will both have a piece of him.
Yes they could. Subject to the findings of their own investigation. I think that regardless of what they find, they will simply let the civil authorities handle it and turn over any finding they have to the civil authorities. I think in the end game, that is where he faces the harshest punishment.
I could be wrong, but then again, the investigation dose not seem to be complete as of the writing of the story.
Where was the parents when their teens were going to these adult parties? Should'nt they be arrested and on trial for child endangerment or something?
Way to deflect there!
Even if they knew they went to a party, in what world that you live is allowing your teenage daughter to go to a party "child endangerment"?
Because Good Parents want to know things like will there be alcohol/drugs/criminals/etc.... in attendance.
What kinda parties do you go to?
@Donald,
Not if their kids don't tell them. Good parents, very often, have very bad kids. What planet are you on? Teenagers these days are sneaky and libel to get into anything. For all we know she could have been getting it on with him, something went south, and she's just working the system cause it didn't go her way. The wording she used sounds far-fetched to me.
This is my rifle
This is my gun
This one's for fighting
This one's for fun!
Well, if the conversation was as brazen as described in this article, then this doesn't sound like the first time he has pulled this stunt. Bet they start questioning all women he came in contact with in his office and find more. Shame. This guy doesn't understand what honor really is. Hope the girls are OK.
There wasn't any sex.
How can they charge him twice for rape?
Forced oral sex.
MC Gusto, the guy is an apparent sexual predator and you're defending him. Are you one of them too?
@AB-1981 - Oral sex is not sexual intercourse.
Only if a Clinton...
She said she also stayed overnight at his apartment last Saturday, while his family was there, when she and other recruits could not get a ride home. She told the station that early Sunday morning he forced her to have oral sex with him and threatened to kill her if she told anyone.
"He said, ‘If you don't let me, I'm going to rape you,’” she told WCNC. "And I said, ‘No you're not, just go away, just stop.'"
This girl contradicts herself. Did they or didn't they. Guy is a jerk and totally out of line, but don't hang sexual assault on him unless he really did it. Get him for the threats and violations of USMC codes & regs. I had a friend in the Army and her Sgt. regularly grabbed her head & shoved it in his crotch & stated she would or else. She went to command & was ignored. The next time it happened she bit him. The Army gave her a choice of early out or a assault chage. She went back to civilian life.
One time when I was on a jury where a women accused a man of something (I am not going to say what but it was not rape) all the evidence pointed to the fact that the man did not do anything but one jury said the man was guilty when ask what evidence she based it on she said because the women said he did it and that was good enough for her. No one knew what to say to that.
Wasn't it our Militaries Commander in Chief (President Clinton) that stated a blow job is not sex? Didn't seem to bother anyone then why is it a problem now?
A blow job may not be sex (my wife would disagree), but forcing someone to perform a b.j. is most definitely rape and whoever does the forcing is a rapist and should be castrated.
These are young women, not children. There is a stage parents are out of the picture. These young women should have figured out if they felt this was wrong or not. Did he mislead them in regards to his marital status or not.
Oh yeah Mike, it is always the girls fault. Just remember that when someone of authority takes advantage of someone close to you!! I'm sure you will feel exactly the same way then? Too funny.
Please Ironman48, women are not always innocent. He didn't force her to go to his house.
IronMan isn't saying all women are always innocent. But just because a woman comes to your house does not give you grounds to touch her. Just like you have no right to touch her depending on her clothing.
I have no idea about what happened in this case and I'm reserving my judgement until more details emerge.
That's not what he was charged with. He is charged with rape.
he wants to bump nasties with teenage girls? whether or not the act was consumated, that's still just pervy. that guy deserves at least 10 months in the slammer for stupidity alone. did he think they wouldn't talk? what an idiot.
They were 18 right?
1 was 18...the other 17
You both knew better...
deviant looking little f*cker, ain't he???
It wouldn't surprise me one bit if this Marine is a Catholic too!! Oh, that's right he wasn't after young boy's like a lot of catholic Priests. My bad!! Ha Ha Ha!!
I really feel as a vet, etc. women should never have been allowed into the US Military for this various reason.
Because men can't control themselves even with their wives in the next room? Please. Sounds more like a reason that only women should be allowed to be recruiters.
So then LeanneJ, by your logic women shouldn't be High School teachers? I mean there sure have been alot of those lately that can't seem to keep their hands of of young boys.........
I await your reply with bated breath.
You sure sound like a bitter, man hating, person. I almost feel sorry for you...
That's right, women should be kept out of positions of power and service because it might tempt the men too much.
Please.
Men don't realize when they say stuff like this that they are claiming that their own gender has no self-control and therefore cannot be trusted by women. Your statement essentially claims that by nature, men are rapists and animalistic barbarians.
Thankfully there are REAL men in this world who value their comrades, male or female, and aren't intent on cutting 50% of the population's potential out because they can't keep it zipped.
I'm not saying the girls are lying, but really they put themselves at the guys house...I was a teenage girl once, and did plenty of stupid things....if they weren't wanting to hook up with some guys they wouldn't have been at his apartment! He definitely should know better, but I live in NC near a military base (not that it matters where it is) and almost any 20 something guy would not think it is a problem trying to hook up with a 17yr old or younger girl. It's just how it is. If this is a true story sorry for the girls involved but, I would bet money the girls went to the guys house because they were trying to talk to some guy there.
Are you really saying it is the girls fault for going to a Marines house? You are sick if you believe the girls are at fault.
Yes. But he should still be charged...
@neptunerizing17, whatever the reason for their going to his house, you know the one where his wife and kids were at the same time, they do not deserve to be raped.
You rape apologists make me sick. You some how, in your twisted little heads, come up with bizarre reasons as to why rape is OK. IT IS NEVER OK AND IT IS NEVER THE VICTIMS FAULT.
The law is the law, NO MEANS NO!
Jessiegrrl
You're blinding yourself to the facts, and assuming everything happened as reported. Big mistake. Why is she at his house in the first place? Recruiters and recruits are not allowed to have any contact outside of business. Given the fact she's 17, that's just an irresponsible move on her part. Her parents probably didn't even know she was there. Apparently, there was more going on than talk of joining. I hate to break it to you, but there are girls who know how to work the system. Who will use harassment and assault charges, in a heartbeat to get back at you or intentionally ruin your career. No one is excusing sexual assault, were just not blind.
Nothing wrong with talking...it is the rape part by Derek Craig Percival (AKA Rapey McRapesalot) they didn't sign up for.
As a Retired Marine PM (PMO), these are few and far between, but happens, and is handled as they occur. This young man knew the consequences and will pay for it, but for those who wish to demonize the Corps over this issue, your barking up the wrong tree, and when the Wolf is at the door, we get called first, remember that.
"when the Wolf is at the door, we get called first" Think as you may as your thoughts are dilusional.
A Marine Provost Marshal Officer is about as equivalent to a Army Cook that is pulling guard duty!
There are two types of Marines. Infantry Marines and those who think thay are Infantry Marines. If you don't believe me, just ask any 0311.
Too bad the Marines lead recruits to believe that they are as equal as 0311's and are far from it.
Anyone who has been in the military for more than a day...knows that US Army "Rangers Lead The Way"!