Marine Jailed for Criticizing Afghanistan Withdrawal Referred to Special Court-Martial

After speaking out about the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller was thrown into jail. As of the publishing of this article he still remains the only service member held accountable for anything related to the withdrawal of Afghanistan. Now he finds himself facing a special court-martial charged with 6 violations of the uniformed code of military justice (UCMJ).

Lt. Col. Scheller was charged with Article 88 (contempt toward officials), Article 89 (disrespect toward superior commissioned officers), Article 90 (willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer), Article 92 (dereliction in the performance of duties), Article 92 (failure to obey order or regulation) and Article 133 (conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman).