> nabbing the little guy

Politics aside, he isn't a "little guy". He apparently holds the rank of master sergeant. That's a senior battalion-level role and somewhat political.

This isn't some random E-4 getting dragged.

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herewulf 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This might burst some bubbles but this is absolutely a little guy because anything below a field grade officer (or the CSM sidekick below brigade) is a little guy and a battalion is actually quite low on the food chain.

Yes, there are some hard working NCOs and junior Os out there that make shit happen, but they are not the decision makers and make for great fall guys when shit hits the fan.

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9x39 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Compared to a member of US Congress, or the senior executive branch, or the CEO class, they’re still nobody and the “little guy”.

Not that it’s defensible behavior.

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dmschulman 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I read this as "why are they going after a soldier who made $30k when they could be going after guys who made seven figures off of expertly timed trades on going to war with Iran"

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Aurornis 3 hours ago | parent [-]

He profited $400K.

Pursuing this case doesn’t mean they’re excluding other cases. If you read the article this case was very clear because he made amateur moves and didn’t conceal his identity at all.

This was an easy nab. All leaks should be pursued regardless of who did it.

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jghn 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that Trump's insiders own't be investigated

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Forgeties79 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There is zero chance this escalates further off this guy.

	▲	nickff an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Zero chance? What odds are you offering, because this bet looks very appealing? I am guessing that you would not actually go all-in against a penny, and I’m curious to know what implied probability you actually offer. I will see your bet amount as an expression of your confidence level. If you say that you don’t bet, I’ll take that as an indication that you have no confidence, and believe the probability to be something above 50%
	▲	spydum 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		You could place a prediction bet probably.
	▲	defrost 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Careful, you'll have Ka$hPatel wondering who to throw under a bus just for the giggles, the p0wn, and the extra $100 for his stripper lounge charity.

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notatoad an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> he isn’t a little guy

His salary this year was probably about $118k on standard pay scales. I’m not sure what your definition of little guy is, but to me that qualifies

(Not trying to be condescending to anybody here, that’s not far off my salary and I’d definitely call myself the little guy)

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appplication 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Master sergeant is a respectable rank (first of senior NCO) but it’s not exactly a high ranking position. Speaking from AF experience, you’ll have a couple of them or higher in a 50 person squadron, and levels like group/wing command they’re oftentimes among the lowest ranking person in the room.

This is absolutely a low level soldier getting dragged.

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tencentshill an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They fired 4-star generals on a whim. The military is expected to be as loyal as the rest.

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DASD 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If he was "behind the fence", at most he would be a team sergeant or maybe even assistant team sergeant. Talking 4-6 members max.

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Forgeties79 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A master sergeant is not remotely significant in the world of politics.

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bmitc 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

According to Google Gemini, there are over 16,000 master sergeants. Might as well be some random, especially when it's literally the president himself, cabinet members, congress, and other cronies directly doing the same and even worse things.