“Sometimes in the fog of peacetime you commit unspeakable acts of privacy violation against your fellow soldiers.”

Headline from The Onion? Yes, indeed. Does the satirical bent there get to the heart of a scandal so wretched it’s hard to fathom those perpetuating it ever swore an oath to our country? Also yes.

The Marine nude photo scandal has proven to be a hydra in the already crowded news cycles of 2017. Just when you think it’s over and done with, another element of the scandal emerges, leading to another story, which in turn leads to more callouts by those involved before they disappear again into the tangles of the internet. It’s a shitshow, and none of it’s good for our beloved U.S. Marine Corps.

First, a quick refresher on how we got here: For... Read More