SPECIAL EPISODE: ELECTION 2024 & THE DERITO ACT
Dark Sabre: An Investigative Series
Today, I wanted to have a one on one discussion with my listeners after a rather hectic 18 months. Enjoy! Instagram: adam.derito2010 X: @AdamDeRito YouTube: @AdamDeRito TikTok: adamderito2010 www.adamderito.com
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Chapter 21: SEASON FINALE PART 2; The Courage To Command
Dark Sabre: An Investigative Series
This is the second half of the interview from Chapter Twenty, and the Season 2 Finale for Dark Sabre, we are talking about the failure of the CATCH Program which resulted in a Cadet Suicide at the United States Air Force Academy. The episode gets heavy as there are discussions about the serial rapists being admitted to the Academy, Cadet Suicides, the type of people being recruited to the Academies, and we also discuss Division 1 Sports. We dive into the broken Mental Health Program at USAFA where this survivor and her rapist were assigned THE SAME mental health doctor! Part of this...
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Chapter 20: SEASON FINALE PART 1; Tommy Tutone and the Serial Rapist
Dark Sabre: An Investigative Series
This was the longest interview of the season, and it will be broken into two parts. In the final two episodes of Dark Sabre for Season 2, we present to you the most infuriating interview conducted in several years of running this podcast. This heartbreaking interview details the horrific rape of a female Academy Cadet, and how not only was the perpetrator simply just dismissed from the Academy without serving prison time, but he allegedly raped other women at the Air Force Academy and got away with it. His punishment? Removed from the Academy. The Secretary of the Air Force has yet to decide...
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Chapter 19: Assaulted and Left Without Justice
Dark Sabre: An Investigative Series
Cadet W has been through the wringer. From being assaulted, and going through the entire process, they have never been given justice and demand reform at our Air Force Academy from the graduate community. In this podcast we discuss all the tough topics, from rape, court martials, the failure of OSI, the failure of the Superintendant, and the failure of the mental health system at the United States Air Force Academy. This is a raw, real, and upsetting episode to listen to, and I hope it begins to bring clarity to the reality of what is going on at the United States Air Force...
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Chapter 18: The AMT
Dark Sabre: An Investigative Series
Today the Dark Sabre community will get to listen to a member of Permanent Party speak about their experiences as an Academy Military Trainer (AMT) at the United States Air Force Academy. They give a very balanced view outside of "Cadet World" on what their experiences have been like at the Academy, reforms they would like to see, and discuss many of the current controversies at the Academy that has been addressed to the Dark Sabre Team over the years. It's an eye opening interview, and I really hope people out there are listening to what is discussed in this podcast. ~Music by Army...
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Chapter 17: Rape at USAFA, Medical Readiness, and the Failure of the CATCH Program
Dark Sabre: An Investigative Series
Cadet X spent most of her teenage years preparing to attend the Air Force Academy. What she didn't know was that when she got to the Academy, she would be raped by someone on the Drill Team, and that she would develop a medical condition that very well could prevent her from ever becoming a mother. The Air Force Academy's response? Silent and no justice. This brave Cadet also explains the critical issue of failing infrastructure at the Air Force Academy which has been giving Cadet's Chronic Rhinitis, affecting the medical readiness of our future officers. The Air Force Academy and the...
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Chapter 16: A Questioning Doctor
Dark Sabre: An Investigative Series
Erika Willis recently graduated from the Air Force Academy and is currently training to be a medical doctor. She describes her struggles at the Air Force Academy with the forced teaching of critical race theory and transgender ideology. As someone training to be a medical doctor, it is intellectually dishonest to be teaching ideals versus science on how to treat patients in our ever evolving Air Force and military as a whole. In addressing issues of sexual assault, and the lack of leadership in the Air Force to protect all of its members, this episode will challenge the current state of the...
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Chapter 15: From Cadet to Cop
Dark Sabre: An Investigative Series
Major Jared Hafich is a 2014 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He is a veteran of Academic, Conduct, and Aptitude Probations while at the Zoo, and faced dismissal his Firstie Year for “less than arbitrary” reasons. After persevering, he commissioned as a Security Forces Officer and led a successful career in Law Enforcement, Nuclear Weapons Security, and excelled in his duties at a Military Police Instructor. Jared has led, and learned from, countless stellar Enlisted Defenders. He realized the importance of caring for those under your command, thanks mostly in part to the...
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Chapter 14: The Phoenix - A Petty Commander and the Failure of the Honor Code
Dark Sabre: An Investigative Series
Rising from the ashes, former Cadet Joe Scioscia tells his story of his time at the United States Air Force Academy came from a family of service, and was failed by permanent party when he sought out leadership the most. Then Cadet Scioscia put in for a "Staff Summary Sheet" or Triple S to go to a wedding for a friend. He was initially given permission by his instructors and his Air Officer Commanding (AOC). He was accused of lying to his AOC about going to the wedding, despite getting permission prior to leaving USAFA for the wedding. A classic case of miscommunication and lack of empathy,...
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Chapter 13: A West Point Story
Dark Sabre: An Investigative Series
Cadet Brad Wudby experienced an extrodinary experince at the United States Military Academy, better known as West Point. He was a football player who experienced significant difficulties and was retaliated against by his chain of command. Despite completeing requirements for graduation, then Cadet Wudby was kicked out and forced to pay back his tuition. What did he do? He filed suit against West Point and applied to the Army Board of Corrections for Military Records. In May of 2007, the board ruled to reinstate his degree, but the Secretary of the Army overruled the Boards decision. The...
info_outlineStarted under former Superintendent Lt General Michael Gould, the Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation (now known as the Falcon Foundation) began to drastically shift the focus of the USAFA Academy from an institution of developing leaders of integrity and character to a corporation focused on money and Division 1 Sports. The Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation (Falcon Foundation) was only supposed to last for 5 years in order to provide additional funding to USAFA Sports teams. It was never dissolved, and has become a major player in money corruption at a Federal Service Academy with its non-existant transparency. Gould is now the CEO of the Association of Graduates, and spearheads the Falcon Foundation fundraising projects, mainly supporting the Air Force Academy Football team.
Major Chance Harridge (USAFA 2004) was a Star Air Force Academy Quarterback for the Air Force Falcons who was excited to come to the Academy. Entering the Preparatory School first (A-Squad) and experiencing the massive Rape Scandal in 2003, the entire leadership chain at the Air Force Academy was fired, and the 4th Class System was dissovled. Sound familiar?
After graduation, Major Harridge attended pilot training and became a C-17 pilot. Six years later, he returned to USAFA to coach football and work in the Commandants Scheduling office around 2011-2012. He experienced by first hand accounts a system rocked with weak leadership that was having a massive effect on Cadet leadership development that would be needed in the war effort.
From discussing his career, his successes, his failures, and his observations from behind the scenes of sports funding at USAFA, Major Harridge provides an inspirational story of how we can fix our great Air Force Academy, hold leaders accountable, and inspire our Cadets and future officers to start doing something about it.
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