The Brandon Act: Navy AEAN Brandon Caserta: Combat Sea Squadron 28 (HSC-28) at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia

In week two of Locked and Loaded Diaries, we talked with our own Teri Caserta and her husband, Patrick, about their son Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Caserta, age 21, who took his own life on June 25, 2018. Brandon was constantly being harassed and bullied by a toxic command whose only mission was the mission and not the Sailors. AEAN Caserta had a brief career with the Navy, and it didn't turn out the way he had hoped. He had failed Special Warfare Training and was transferred into a new career field. And then, unexpectedly, Brandon broke his collarbone in a bicycle accident, negatively impacting his Navy career. "Brandon's supervisor called subordinates his “bitches,” referred to the chiefs as “douchebags” and “dumbasses” behind their backs, and “treated workers worse than garbage” and “like dogs.” –Military.com (June 8, 2019) This one is long, folks. Buckle up! SHOW LESS