FORT BRAGG, NC – In the wake of nationwide protests, many Airborne Infantry soldiers are now calling on the Pentagon to defund the Military Police Corps. Citing bias against paratroopers in military police enforcement actions, the airborne are calling for a top-to-bottom overhaul of the MPs.
“It’s a systemic problem,” said SSG Timmy Nash, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment. “I can’t tell you the number of times my soldiers have been hauled into the Provost Marshal’s Office for alleged thefts of wine, while some leg just walks away untouched after stealing whiskey. You don’t call that disparity?”
A review of military police records Army-wide revealed Airborne soldiers are 67 percent more likely to be arrested for wine thefts than non-airborne soldiers in the same jurisdiction.
