We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. A YouTube channel advertised on Casertas Facebook page was no longer available on Thursday. He was bullied and hazed, retaliated against. "When I checked out of the command, I told them that if they kept treating people this way, they are going to have something really bad happen. He could see things differently, and he always found ways to make things easier and better, which, Patrick said, made Brandon such a good fit for the military. They told him that he needs to suck it up and that he was fine.. I knew this kid, he was so young. Jurors reached a partial verdict Friday in the case of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. She has a niece in the Army and nephew in the Marines. Period. But Brandon's father, and other sailors in the command, say the decision was made by a callous leadership cadre interested only in making mission and achieving the next rank. He was on his high school freshman and . In 2018, the 21-year-old Navy petty officer third class killed himself. Tontitown police say they arrested Jeremy Sherland . All rights reserved. Learn more about what we do and how to find our content on our broadcast, digital and social media platforms. Being at HSC-28 didn't help: Caserta and his colleagues worked for a lead petty officer (LPO) who berated them publicly, frequently cursed at them and called them out for the slightest infraction. Hecht told Military.com that the lead petty officer was placed back in charge of junior sailors because "the bedrock of Navy culture is the continued leadership development of both our junior and senior sailors.". On Wednesday, just before he was arrested, Caserta speculated Is it morally legitimate to initiate violence and theft against non violent people? Other posts ask similar questions. Im proud to represent Brandons parents, Patrick and Teri Caserta, who live in my district, and work with them on this important bipartisan legislation in honor of their son, fallen U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Brandon Caserta.. Brown said he would support the idea or similar measures. LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, is also one of the sponsors of the Brandon Act bill. ", "There's no proof that strategy works," Matsuda said. They're dragging people along just trying to complete mission and chase their next rank.". Senior officials of HSC-28 bear the ultimate responsibility for their failures such as the decision to keep AE1 in charge. I passed him. And my (expletive)was clean bro. Donald Trump is a 'Tyrant' and 'Not Your Friend', Says Suspect in In Norfolk, Brandon was bullied and hazed. He just needed someone to talk to, and they were unwilling to allow him to do that, Clemons-Etheredge said. Trevor Prouty is the squadron's new CO. Command Master Chief David Tokarski remains with the squadron. Garbin was the first to plead guilty and Hills said he made a decision before knowing what the government had against him. But we must be honest about what it really is: the result of violent, divisive rhetoric that is all too common across our country. Our efforts must address the many aspects of life that impact suicide, Karin Orvis, director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, said in a statement accompanying DODs report in September. For Caserta, though, facing a year or more under a toxic LPO in a rating he hated, getting behind the wheel of a vehicle and enduring a disciplinary board appeared to be too much. If this whole thing, you know, startsto happen;I'm telling you what, dude, I'm taken out as many of those m----- ------s (expletive) as I can. Read Next:Troops Can Finally File Medical Malpractice Claims Against the Military. DOD 02/11/2019 Age 20 Adriana Gonzalez-Chavez expects to graduate in May 2024 with a bachelors degree in journalism and a minor in communication. Brandon Caserta attorney after Whitmer trial acquittal: 'Our governor Monday Scramble: All eyes on Finau, Rahm in Mexico; all ears on McIlroy He knew we could do it.. Mark Kelly's Staff) -- Patricia Kime can be reached at Patricia.Kime@Monster.com. Gretchen Whitmer. They can say Hey, I have a Brandon Act issue, and theres no questions, no repercussions, they will be given initial counseling and treatment that they need.. It sucks that telling the truth will make things bad for [anyone] who speaks up," the sailor wrote. Caserta's death was one of 68 Navy suicides in 2018. "They were trying to just keep him in the command and force him to deploy," he said. As tragic as it is, all we can do is use him and his story to save lives, Patrick said. Sure, he regretted breaking a leg at Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL School two years before, an injury that forced him to drop out of training to become a SEAL, but he was a trouper nonetheless.