Image: Wikimedia Commons (Department of the Air Force News, 2021)In Air Force Brigadier General Christopher Sage’s case, he was left in command. No action was taken against him because of the many legal errors in the investigation. His own chain of command continued to support him and recommend him for promotion.That is, until those voices were disregarded and he was taken off the two-star promotion list due to a flawed investigation that included his opposition to COVID-19 mandate policies.The Gateway Pundit spoke to Brig Gen Sage, who, after three decades of honorable service to his country, now finds it difficult to come to terms with the fact that those in authority appear indifferent, or at least that’s the impression they create by disregarding his pleas for help.“Why is the Air Force still not listening? Why are they still doubling down on a flawed investigation and hellbent on retiring me? Why are they not complying with President Donald Trump’s order to nullify all actions taken by the autopen?” These are only a handful of the questions that crowd his mind each day as he observes his own exemplary 31-year career come to an end, with a forced retirement looming on December 31, 2025.According to reviewed documents, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), and nine other Congressmen have called for the investigation against him to be dismissed. These same individuals have also requested a formal inquiry into the Air Force Inspector General (IG) who oversaw his case. “They called out his conduct and misuse of the IG system,” Brig Gen Sage explained. “Rather than investigate the IG, the Air Force promoted him to 4-star general.”In March 2024, after two years of delay, Brig Gen Sage was issued a memo bearing the autopen signature of former President Joe Biden, which removed him from the promotion list. The Air Force is still acting as if the document is binding despite President Trump’s call to terminate executive actions signed by Biden’s autopen. Even the Department of War appears to be ignoring Trump’s intention.Have attorneys like the acting General Counsel Shannon McGuire and the Deputy General Counsel for Military Affairs Julia Muedeking also played a role in the destruction of Brig Gen Sage’s career? For many following his story, it begs the question: Who are the lawyers and bureaucrats advising the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), or the Secretary of War for that matter? These very people are the same ones who advised the last administration on implementing the illegal COVID-19 shot mandate. They now appear intent on waiting Brig Gen Sage out until December 31, effectively forcing the one-star into retirement.The Air Force Board of Correction for Military Records (AFBCMR) recommended removing the IG investigation and all adverse actions from Brig Gen Sage’s military records and restoring his promotion for continued service in early November. However, the newly appointed Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Richard Anderson, chosen by Trump, seems to have opted to abandon the fight against the injustices of the previous administration based on the counsel of the aforementioned Air Force attorneys.A May 7 Department of War memo gave broad discretion for AFBCMR to fix the injustices of the last administration. Thus, the overturning of Brig Gen Sage’s board outcome undermines the purposes and policies of President Trump and War Secretary Hegseth and necessitates immediate action, but are they listening?“The same advisors who legally justified my initial investigation and promoted failed COVID policies are still advising President Trump’s appointees,” Brig Gen Sage pointed out. “How can any warfighter trust this system? The thousands of persecuted warfighters who are watching this case are becoming demoralized.”“I trusted the system and played by the bureaucratic rules for 46 months, but the system has failed me and is failing thousands of other warfighters,” said Brig Gen Sage. “On Wednesday, I will be forced out of the Air Force because of an IG investigation that the Correction Board threw out, and by a nullified autopen document that removed me from the promotion list.”In what may be one of his final statements to the press about his plight while still in uniform, Brig Gen Sage makes a plea to the President of the United States. “President Trump, people are policy. Second and third-tier bureaucrats are obstructing your executive orders and commander’s intent. They continue to come after us. You have stood between us and them before. I am appealing to you for your swift intervention as Commander-in-Chief.”Brig Gen Sage now prays that “common sense, discernment, and justice guide our Air Force leadership.” May Air Force leadership do what is right and just and not succumb to the advice of entrenched lawyers and bureaucrats that served and carried out the policies of the last administration with fervor and intensity.Brig Gen Sage emphasized that his views do not reflect those of the Department of War and Department of the Air Force.The post Air Force is “Hellbent” on Ending the Career of a Brigadier General Over His Opposition to the COVID-19 Mandate appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.