NM Soldier files racial discrimination complaint: now Army wants him out due to "bee allergy"

"What I was told by a colonel was they can't have soldiers in Afghanistan getting stung by bees without hospitals nearby. They sent me to Afghanistan with bee sting allergies with no problem. Now, they're telling me it's an issue less than 8 months left of my contract. My contract is up in February 2012, so if that were the case, why not let me finish my contract? Why is there such a hurry to get me out of the military?"

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Spc. Adam Jarrell, 23, of Hobbs said he endured severe racial discrimination during his one-year deployment to Afghanistan with the New Mexico Army National Guard's 920th Engineering Unit. Jarrell was the only African American of 216 soldiers deployed in May 2009.

"These non-commissioned officers would make comments about me calling me 'mayate,' which in the Spanish language is known to mean the 'n-word,'" said Jarrell.

Jarrell said he was targeted by his supervisors after he reported that his commanders were mistreating some soldiers. Jarrell said he came back to his barracks one night to find a noose hanging in the doorway. "To me that is the lowest form of life and if that's who you're going to be, you don't deserve to wear a United States uniform as a soldier," said Jarrell.

Jarrell said he reported his complaints to his direct supervisor, but he claims they did nothing about it. So Jarrell said he contacted the American Civil Liberties Union as his last resort. On Monday, Jarrell, along with the ACLU, filed a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights.

Since he took his complaints to the ACLU, Jarrell said his supervisors have made attempts to discharge him from the military because of his allergies to bee stings. Jarrell said the NM Army National Guard has known about his medical condition for his entire 6-year duty.

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/nm-soldier-claims-racial-discrimination

I reckon.

Unfortunately, discrimination knows no bounds.

:wow:

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"To me that is the lowest form of life and if that's who you're going to be, you don't deserve to wear a United States uniform as a soldier," said Jarrell.

+1