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Marine Convicted of Abusing Recruits
By CHELSEA J. CARTER (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
November 14, 2007 5:27 PM EST
SAN DIEGO - A Marine boot camp drill instructor was convicted Wednesday of abusing recruits under his command.
A military jury found Sgt. Jerrod M. Glass guilty of cruelty and maltreatment, destruction of personal property, assault and violating orders.
Glass, who was relieved of duty as a drill instructor in February, faces as many as 11 years of confinement, dishonorable discharge, reduction in rank, and forfeiture of pay and benefits. A sentencing hearing began immediately after the verdict.
Glass, who volunteered for two tours in Iraq, had worked as a drill sergeant for less than a year when the mistreatment occurred at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot near downtown San Diego.
Glass, 25, was accused of ordering one recruit to jump headfirst into a trash can and then pushing him farther into the container. He was also accused of striking recruits with a tent pole and a heavy flashlight. None of the recruits was seriously injured.
Glass' parents have said that their son did not act maliciously, and that they believe he was being scapegoated for commonly accepted practices.
During the court-martial, witnesses testified Glass routinely stomped on recruits' toiletry kits, breaking razors and soap containers inside, for minor infractions like not displaying name tags properly.
They said Glass and another drill instructor would line recruits up after meals and force them to down liters of water from their canteens in a ritual they referred to as "waterbowling."
About 17,000 recruits graduate each year from the depot, one of two Marine depots nationwide. The other is in Parris Island, S.C.
By CHELSEA J. CARTER (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
November 14, 2007 5:27 PM EST
SAN DIEGO - A Marine boot camp drill instructor was convicted Wednesday of abusing recruits under his command.
A military jury found Sgt. Jerrod M. Glass guilty of cruelty and maltreatment, destruction of personal property, assault and violating orders.
Glass, who was relieved of duty as a drill instructor in February, faces as many as 11 years of confinement, dishonorable discharge, reduction in rank, and forfeiture of pay and benefits. A sentencing hearing began immediately after the verdict.
Glass, who volunteered for two tours in Iraq, had worked as a drill sergeant for less than a year when the mistreatment occurred at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot near downtown San Diego.
Glass, 25, was accused of ordering one recruit to jump headfirst into a trash can and then pushing him farther into the container. He was also accused of striking recruits with a tent pole and a heavy flashlight. None of the recruits was seriously injured.
Glass' parents have said that their son did not act maliciously, and that they believe he was being scapegoated for commonly accepted practices.
During the court-martial, witnesses testified Glass routinely stomped on recruits' toiletry kits, breaking razors and soap containers inside, for minor infractions like not displaying name tags properly.
They said Glass and another drill instructor would line recruits up after meals and force them to down liters of water from their canteens in a ritual they referred to as "waterbowling."
About 17,000 recruits graduate each year from the depot, one of two Marine depots nationwide. The other is in Parris Island, S.C.
