Lt. Col. Alexis Fecteau

The latest story on the Air Force vandal. His career is over, but he's not going to jail. Too bad. As a former USAF enlisted man I can tell you that seeing officers punished less harshly than enlisted men damages the respect shown to all officers. They must be held to a higher standard if they're expected to lead.


DENVER - An Air Force officer with hundreds of hours of combat time pleaded guilty Friday to defacing cars with bumper stickers supporting President Bush, and was given a two-year deferred sentence and ordered to pay for the damage he caused.
Lt. Col. Alexis Fecteau, a decorated officer who flew 500 combat hours in the Gulf War, Kosovo and Bosnia, pleaded guilty to felony mischief and must pay restitution to the owners of the damaged cars to clear his record.
Fecteau, 43, of Colorado Springs, did not speak during or after the hearing.
Fecteau's lawyer, Patrick Mulligan said his client, a 20-year veteran, has submitted his retirement papers. Negotiations are under way to determine at what rank and with what benefits he will be retired.

Hopefully they'll go ahead and give him a dishonerable discharge and kick him out with no benefits.

Notice how the current story makes it sound like all he did was black out some bumper stickers instead of spray painting the sides of cars and scratching them with his car keys.

A previous Fecteau sighting.