

“We are thankful that Thomas Brennan, a Marine veteran, notified the Marine Corps and NCIS about what he witnessed on the ‘Marines United’ page,” Marine Corps spokesman Captain Ryan E. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is investigating the incident. Within a day of Brennan getting in touch with the Marine Corps on January 30, the social media accounts involved in the sharing were removed by Facebook and Google at the Corps’ request.

The embarrassing activity on the ‘Marines United’ page was revealed by the War Horse, an NGO news organization run by Marine veteran Thomas Brennan. Green, the top enlisted man in the Marine Corps, said in response to the CIR report, as quoted by AP. “These negative behaviors are absolutely contrary to what we represent,” Sergeant Major Ronald L. One Facebook user allegedly wrote “ Take her out back and pound her out,” adding “ video it though… for science.” Rude comments reportedly burst through like a flood after the picture was posted to the ‘Marines United’ page. Some containing active duty and veteran women were also posted and linked through a Google Drive link, the report said.ĬIR reports that, in one case, a female corporal pictured in uniform had been followed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina by a fellow Marine who secretly photographed her.
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More than two dozen active-duty women, officers, and enlisted service members were identified by their rank, full name, and location in the photographs posted on the Facebook page, according to CIR. Read more Oorah-la-la: Female Marines to share field tents with men
