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Military Injustice and Disgrace: The Story of a Jailed Soldier in Argentina

The story of Rodrigo Gómez, a grenader stripped of everything—his pension, rank, and honor. Argentine soldiers are becoming victims of political revanchism, being discharged and left destitute while politicians give empty speeches about justice.


Military Injustice and Disgrace: The Story of a Jailed Soldier in Argentina

Rodrigo Andrés Gómez was not just a prisoner; as a widower, he wasn't even receiving the meager pension that wives of discharged personnel receive (70% of a retired military member's salary). His rank, medals, retirement, and social security were also taken away… but what they couldn't take from him was the honor of having defended the Nation. The discharge deepened the injustice to which politically imprisoned military personnel are subjected… and this must be told so that the collaborators who continue the tradition of former Kirchnerist minister Taiana are not left unpunished. The news lasted in the media for less time than a story about a dog run over by a truck on the Pan-American highway, but they did manage to mention that there was a letter asking for forgiveness from his family for not being able to pay off a debt of 2,000,000 pesos. His name was Rodrigo Andrés Gómez, and he was a grenadier from San Martín who, with his last service, shed light on the situation of the Armed Forces. Deputy Grabois overacts his concern because his son makes jokes about the 'Green Falcons'. Nothing has changed on this issue. Reprisals against the Armed Forces are presumed, but for now, it's just empty chatter. I imagine the pain of his children, while politicians give speeches about the supposed end of revanchism and persecution. Prisoner, free, or active-duty soldiers are destitute; they have even been stripped of their contributions to the pension fund and social security. Someone provided me with the list of updated salaries paid to the Armed Forces as of November— it's a disgrace, considering what politicians take home. All for 2 pesos, like in a mega-shop. Soldiers earn 650,000, non-commissioned officers 1,200,000, and the highest-ranking officers 2,500,000. A grenadier who guards the security of the President of the Nation with a loaded weapon of war… can he earn 650,000$? The military condition has been demeaned to the point of being portrayed as merely a job or a career path. It is certainly a profession and a job, but not like any other. I can't explain it all here, but the difference is not exhausted by the fact that a uniform transforms the fulfillment of duty into love for the Fatherland. The motivation of a soldier is not only love for the Fatherland; his profession educates and prepares him to render a service for which he cannot be taken as a 'worker'. Being soldiers, they have no union or labor claims, but they do have military justice tribunals, from which they have been deprived in order to judge them and subject them to the industry of revanchism and revenge. I don't know the exact circumstances in which the grenadier who guarded the Quinta de Olivos committed suicide, but I can imagine them. By Juan Martin Perkins. Luz Cabanillas posted on December 15, 2025, the day her father died… 'A General of the Nation has regained his FREEDOM and I have the honor and pride that it was my dad, QEPD'. General Cabanillas was one of the 23 officers that Defense Minister Rambo Petri discharged in January. This shameless man denounces that 'the right' indoctrinates in schools and normalizes horror. The narrative relentlessly keeps hammering on the demons so that the business doesn't decline. Let's see reality: the more than 18,000 discharges since December 2023 among uniformed personnel are a shout for help. No more delays.