I was discriminated against by the Maryland OCS and subsequently disenrolled from the program in May 2015. In July 2015, joined by two other minority candidates who had also been unfairly disenrolled due to racial discrimination, I filed an EO complaint to the MDNG. The MDNG appointed MAJ Macmullan to conduct an investigation and had found the discrimination not substantiated. MAJ Macmullan was also the investigator for SGT Weaver’s EO case in the following year. It has later been proven that MAJ Macmullan’s investigation was biased, unfair, and has been intentionally selective and misleading. SGT Weaver’s case clearly revealed that Maryland OCS has been systematically discriminating against minority candidates for a significant period of time. The case also inspired me to file a formal complaint with the NGB in December 2020. As of now, my case is pending investigation.
Revendications:
Had the discrimination not occured, I would have been commissioned and continued to serving this wonderful nation. The Maryland National Guard, as an entity, bears the whole responsibility and to this day, it is still reluctant to undo it’s wrongdoing. I am seeking a direct commission as it is the only justifiable remedy to what had happened. Moreover, the OCS program needs to have more transparency and easier to be audited, given the fact that it’s pattern of discrimination has been established.