Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller to Forfeit $5,000, Receive Reprimand for Criticizing Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller was sentenced on Friday to a reprimand and to forfeit $5,000 after taking to social media to address his dissatisfaction with the handling of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan. The judge for Scheller’s court-martial, Col. Glen Hines, ordered this punishment after he accepted Scheller’s guilty pleas on Thursday and heard evidence as to how severely the former battalion commander and 17-year Marine should be penalized.  Marine Corps prosecutors had suggested a reprimand plus the forfeiture of $5,000 of pay per month for six months. The maximum punishment Scheller faced was the reprimand…