Former aide to top general is now homeless

[Lady Freedom Returns]

Robert Freniere used to be a top assistant to Gen. Stanley McChrystal, but like tens of thousands of other U.S. veterans, is now homeless

By Adam Edelman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, January 6, 2014, 1:12 PM

A former top aide to retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal is homeless, according to a report.

Robert Freniere, who at the peak of his storied military career worked as a special assistant to McChrystal as vice director of operations of the Joint Staff, is living out of a van in the Philadelphia suburbs after hitting a sustained run of bad luck following his retirement from the Air Force in 2006, Philly.com reported.

Throughout his 30 years in the military, Freniere, 59, worked his way to the rank of colonel and earned three graduate degrees. But despite his varied accomplishments, he couldn’t even find work as a janitor.

"Well, I've tried that,” Freniere told Philly.com about being turned down for even the most low-level custodial jobs.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/aide-top-general-homeless-article-1.1567644#ixzz2pqhWImqE

[MrScorpio]

1. What the fuck?

I have to read this


Edit:

Why is this man homeless with a $40,000 a year pension?

That makes no sense at all… I make less than half that and I have a roof over my head.

There's more to this story.

[pinboy3niner]

6. There's more info on this in another thread:

Colonel, Former aide to General, 3 grad degrees, can't "even find work as a janitor", now homeless
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024290608

[Lady Freedom Returns]

7. +1 on that!

Some is odd to say the lest!

[Katashi_itto]

2. He's also a Teabagger. Don't waste your sympathy on him.

Pulls 40k a year in pension.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

4. I know!

It just does not make sense!

[dem in texas]

3. This sorry story has been beat to death - Remove it

[Mnemosyne]

12. I had not seen it before and read here several times everyday. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. More to this story

he has an income of 40K a year, (assuming he is divorced that's about right). His pension should be in the upper 90K

Oh and my BS detector is in full force on this one.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

8. Same here.

Something smells. What are they NOT telling???

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Well my first question would be

gambling\alcohol issues and PTSD?

[Lady Freedom Returns]

10. That is something they are not saying.

No one should be homeless with that kind of pension. What is the other half of the story?

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. He shoudl not, but that would be my first question

why can't he, and why is he living in a hotel?