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Reheel's Sadiqis - A Soldier's Story
Joseph Felix, senior drill instructor for Platoon 3042, had a history of abusing Muslim recruits. Recruit Jake Weaver was told in 2015 that he would be receiving an other than honorable discharge from the Marines. His father contacted his commanding officer and this got the ball rolling. The findings were submitted two months later but no action followed. Reheal Siddiqui, a Pakistani-American Muslim, was assigned to this platoon despite Felix's history of abusing Islamic recruits. On Thursday, March 17, 2016, an individual involved in the 2015 Hazing Investigation, contacted the investigating officer to suggest more witnesses be interviewed. An email had just arrived from someone corroborating some of the most serious allegations.