AIR FORCE RELIEVED BRIGADIER GENERAL KRISTIN GOODWIN – IT’S JUST ANOTHER CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF THE MILITARY POLICY OF “DIFFERENT SPANKS FOR DIFFERENT RANKS” – SOME GET RELIEVED OF DUTY, WHILE OTHERS GO TO PRISON.

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President Obama and then Air Force Colonel Kristin E. Goodwin

In April 2019, the United States Air Force suddenly announced that Brigadier General Kristin Goodwin had been relieved as the “Commandant of Cadets” at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Currently, one of our sources has indicated that BG Goodwin is assigned to NORAD and USNORTHCOM as the Director of the Command’s Transformation Office.

Colonel Kristin “government credit card” Goodwin, Aug. 1, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

BG Kristin Goodwin was the academy’s first openly gay general in the Air Force, but as the military usually does, they relieved BG Goodwin, but failed to disclose the reasons why.

One of our sources gave us the highlights of the July 2019 “Report of Investigation” which disclosed the reasons why Brig. Gen. Kristin E. Goodwin was summarily fired as the Commandant of Cadets at the Air Force Academy.

ALLEGATION 1:
that between on or about 1 July 17 and on or about 30 November 18, Brig Gen Kristin E. Goodwin went on temporary duty travel for other than official purposes, in violation of the Joint Travel Regulations, 5 May 17.
ALLEGATION IS SUBSTANTIATED

ALLEGATION 2:
that between on or about 20 July 17 and on or about 2 December 18, Brig Gen Kristin E. Goodwin did not take leave for time spent on personal business while on official travel, in violation of AFI 36-3003, Military Leave Program, 11 May 16.
ALLEGATION IS SUBSTANTIATED

ALLEGATION 3:
that on diverse occasions, between on or about 1 June 17 and on or about 30 November 18, Brig Gen Kristin E. Goodwin improperly procured commercial transportation, and improperly prepaid for rental car fuel, in violation of the Joint Travel Regulations, 5 May 17, and AFI 24-101, Passenger Movement, 28 Apr 17.
ALLEGATION IS SUBSTANTIATED

ALLEGATION 4:
that on diverse occasions, between on or about 1 July 17 and on or about 30 November 18, Brig Gen Kristin E. Goodwin committed waste, as defined by AFI 90-301, Inspector General Complaints Resolution, dated 27 August 15, by needlessly incurring expenses while traveling on official duty.
ALLEGATION IS SUBSTANTIATED

ALLEGATION 5:
that on or about 15 April 18, and on or about 7 November 18, Brig Gen Kristin E. Goodwin misused a government vehicle, in violation of AFI 24-301, Vehicle Operations, 5 May 16.
ALLEGATION IS SUBSTANTIATED

ALLEGATION 6:
that between on or about 2 March 2019 and on or about 5 March 2019, Brig Gen Kristin E. Goodwin wrongfully accepted a loan from a U.S. Air Force Academy cadet, by requesting the cadet charge her (Brig gen Goodwin’s) official travel expenses on the cadet’s government credit card, which constituted a gift, in violation of DoD 5500.07-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 17 November 2011.
ALLEGATION IS SUBSTANTIATED

ALLEGATION 7:
that between on or about 1 June 17 and on or about 1 February 19, Brig Gen Kristin E. Goodwin failed to maintain a healthy command climate, in violation of AFI 1-2, Commander’s Responsibilities, 8 May 14.
ALLEGATION IS SUBSTANTIATED

As the Commandant of Cadets, Brigadier General Goodwin was responsible for “…character and leadership development, military training, supervising cadet life activities…” And, this is the individual the Air Force chose to build character and develop better leadership among cadets who would become Air Force officers.

THE TWO-TIERED MILITARY JUDICIAL SYSTEM
KICKS IN BIG TIME
TO PROTECT BRIGADIER GENERAL KRISTIN GOODWIN

Kristin “government credit card” Goodwin

Normally substantiated allegations of this kind of misconduct will lead to some sort of legal jeopardy, but the Air Force in their infinite wisdom decided to give Goodwin a pass because she is either openly gay, or because she is a flag-ranking officer. It’s probably because of both.

To our knowledge, nothing has happened to BG Goodwin, other than being relieved of her job as Commandant of Cadets. In keeping with the military’s policy of “different spanks for different ranks,” Kristin Goodwin was given a pass.

Actually, BG Goodwin was never “spanked” at all, but received absolutely no punishment whatsoever, of which we are aware of. Normally, the military will make it look like they disciplined one of their generals by taking away a star and “encouraging” them to submit retirement papers. Then, the flag-ranking officer quietly slips out the back door. No muss, no fuss.

Other than the seven allegations above, how many allegations were made that were not substantiated because witnesses decided not to go on the record? Or, how many other allegations were dropped because investigators did not want to risk their own career by being accused of being too harsh on the first openly gay Air Force general of the Academy?

WHAT WOULD BE FAIR AND JUST PUNISHMENT
FOR BRIGADIER GENERAL GOODWIN?

What would be a fair and just punishment for BG Goodwin is not for us to say. Should she go to prison for her misconduct? No. Her antics do not warrant that in our opinion. All we are trying to relay to the policy makers of the military and the Congressional overseers of the military is the fact that many people are in prison right now for doing far less that Goodwin has done.

A member of our own staff was sent to a general court martial for fraternizing with an enlisted woman in the naval reserves and submitting, what the military characterized as a fraudulent travel claim for $75.51 which he never received any money for.

He was dishonorably discharged and received a felony conviction. His assigned defense counsel said he was lucky, because the jury could have sent him to Leavenworth for seven years.

And this is the problem. Flag-ranking officers receive little or no punishment for their misconduct, while enlisted and junior officers are crucified. Either people like BG Goodwin should be hammered out of the military with a dishonorable discharge, or the military needs to rethink the punishments they are handing out for the enlisted and junior officers.

Goodwin should have been court martialed. Then a jury could determine if she was guilty or not and what her punishment should be…. just like they do to junior officers. All she got was a transfer to another job as the military circles their wagons around her as they work up a plan to quietly retire her without anyone looking.

The whole military judicial system is a joke. Seal Team Chief Eddie Galliger was charged with murder, even though the person who killed the ISIS fighter came forward to say “I did it.” Then, after an attempt to railroad him in prison, the prosecutors gave themselves medals for their superb legal work.

The two-tiered military judicial system must end.

“How much did you rack up on the government credit card this month?”

SUMMARY:

We give the Air Force credit for at least investigating the matter. Had this same general officer been in the Army, the Army Inspector General, Leslie “Koala Bear” Smith, would have certainly covered the entire matter up.

Young men and women who are considering military service after high school or college had better understand, the concept of “Equal Justice Under Law” simply is not applied in the military.

Every damn Member of Congress who are charged with the responsibility of being overseers of the military should hang their head in shame for allowing this blatant two-tiered military judicial system to exist.

Until REAL REFORMS are made to change this pathetic judicial system in the military, we strongly recommend that every person everywhere in the world should discourage young men and women from entering the military of the United States.

The outrageous way the military hammers some people while letting others off scot-free is an abomination of fairness and true justice. The only way this ends is if the military can no longer staff their their respective military units.

Then the military will go crying to Congress they don’t have enough people to kick around anymore, and will begin begging for a reinstatement of the draft. The politically astute, but ineffectual United States Congress will avoid any thought or reinstating the draft, fearing they won’t get reelected.

Then, and only then, the military will say… maybe we need to pretend we are reforming so we can get our recruiting numbers back up again. That why we say the military needs REAL REFORM.

Brigadier General Kristin E. Goodwin, United States Air Force.