A former Army medical officer and whistleblower has lodged a complaint against his commanding officer, alleging that he was unlawfully retaliated against for charging that the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate was unlawful.
As a First Lieutenant in the Army, Mark Charles Bashaw, was booted from the military in June, five months after the vaccine mandate was rescinded. Mr. Bashaw claims he was removed from the Army in retaliation for properly performing his duties as a medical officer and warning his chain of command of the potential harms of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mr. Bashaw contends that because he adamantly refused to support and take part in COVID-19 masking, testing, and injections at the Defense Centers Public Health-Aberdeen, formerly called the Army Public Health Center, he was “retaliated against and discharged over the unlawful enforcement of these things.”
Mr. Bashaw sent his affidavit to his former commanding general, Maj. Gen. (MG) Robert L. Edmonson II and his superior, Gen. Charles R. Hamilton. Both have confirmed receipt.
Maj. Gen. Edmonson is the Senior Mission Commander for the Army Medical Logistics Command, which is a subordinate command of the Army Communications-Electronics command. Army Medical Logistics Command is the executive agency for all “bio-defense vaccines,” including the COVID-19 vaccine.
Transparency and Accountability Desired
Mr. Bashaw seeks an investigation and/or UCMJ charges against his former command authority, Maj. Gen. Edmondson. He alleges that his commanding officer retaliated against him for 523 days after receiving protected whistleblower communications alleging violations of regulation, federal law, and substantial dangers to public health and safety associated with the COVID-19 shots.“After I submitted the protected communication to his office, [Maj. Gen. Edmonson] knowingly confirmed its receipt and proceeded to court martial me,” Mr. Bashaw said.
“He then signed off on my elimination and a general discharge with unacceptable conduct after 17 and a half years of honorable service.” Mr. Bashaw alleges that this was a violation of Article 132, which involves “retaliation against a protected communicator,”
Mr. Bashaw previously made another formal Article 138 complaint against his commanding officer, alleging violations of Army regulations, UCMJ, and the Constitution, but this was ignored, he said.
The former officer’s recent complaint also alleges a violation of Article 92, which is failure to obey a lawful order or regulation.
“As the commanding general, it was Maj. Gen. Edmonson’s duty to ensure that there were FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines at his local clinic on his installation, but he failed to do so, because they did not exist,” he said.
Mr. Bashaw contended that Gen. Hamilton needs to “assign responsibility and accountability” to his subordinate commander, Maj. Gen. Edmonson, for his alleged violations. “At the very least, there needs to be a transparent investigation upon the allegations I’ve made,” he said.