attention, it wasn t long after the marines offered her a plea deal. the prosecutor was trying to charge me for assaults for the ptsd incident. and they wanted me to plead guilty. and i told them, i m not guilty. that s when me and my lawyer, we worked out this plea deal with the prosecutor to get me discharged completely. in a letter to the u.s. marine corps, a military advocate cited a pattern of misconduct as reason for celeste s discharge noting her chain of command found her to be a below average marine who only did work when instructed. for this, they let celeste go with a less than honorable discharge. it is a stark contrast from a statement issued five months earlier where a direct supervisor called celeste s work exceptional, and if in case of a discharge recommended an honorable one. when we look at all the data, one in three people who report a sexual assault are forced out of
one month into lockup with no end in sight, celeste asked a friend to post her story to social media. since vanessa guillen s murder this has become an effective strategy to speak out. #, i am vanessa guillen took off like wildfire. vanessa opened the door that we have been banging at for years. it was for the first time, i think, for so many survivors the opportunity to raise their hand and say yeah, this is me too. once celeste s story gained attention, it wasn t long after the marines offered her a plea deal. the prosecutor was trying to charge me for assaults for the ptsd incident. and they wanted me to plead guilty. and i told them, i m not guilty. that s when me and my lawyer, we worked out this plea deal with the prosecutor to get me discharged completely.
both my father and grandfather flunked out of the math . battle of thinking of women and math was a pattle for him. brian: like you, what are you doing now? you know,ly things have circled back and there are different ways to servement i work with soldiers and been treated in warrior transition for post traum attic stress. they makes to strug lipping and in counseling the patton veteran s project. brian: maybe a ptsd incident . you are bringing it to life with the last name patton. what a great father s day present. thank you for writing it. todayy is my parent s 60th anniversary as well brian: no problem, we love to have you and thanks so much. coming up straight ahead on the show.