THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A former US Marine who was given the nation's highest award for valour is suing British defence giant BAE Systems alleging that a manager mocked his military service and blocked his efforts to get a job with another company.
Sergeant Dakota Meyer, who worked briefly this year for BAE Systems OASYS based in the US, claims the manager called him mentally unstable and suggeste [sic] BAE Systems warns of 'significant uncertainty' in US defence spending [d] he had a drink problem, thereby costing him a new job.
Sgt Meyer received the Medal of Honour from President Barack Obama in September, two years after saving 36 lives during a six-hour ambush in Afghanistan. He was the third living recipient of the award for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.
At the age of 21 he defied orders from his commanders, charging five times in a Humvee into heavy gunfire and providing cover for his team, allowing many to escape. He killed at least eight Taliban.
In a defamation case filed in Texas, Sgt Meyer said he became dismayed in April upon learning that weapons systems including optical scopes were being sold to Pakistan.
He sent an email to supervisors saying: "We are simply taking the best gear, the best technology on the market to date and giving it to guys that are known to stab us in the back." » | Nick Allen, Los Angeles | Wednesday, November 30, 2011
My comment:
What can we expect of BAE Systems? Isn't it a schlucky operation? Won't it £$%^ on anyone in its way to turn a profit? – © Mark
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