This is a discussion that has focused on a "witch hunt" by the FAA, aimed squarely at the military. This has been shown to be a lie, but one which has been repeatedly perpetuated.

I have repeatedly stated that the veterans administration opened the investigation into military personnel, investigating fraud, and further that the FAA declined to participate until the VA took legal action against the FAA. Subsequently, when the FAA did respond, and did find evidence that numerous medical applications failed to report disabilities, the FAA opened its own investigation into a regulatory violation.

The truth is quite different than the "witch hunt" argued my numerous posters claiming persecution of the military.

The truth is that this investigation involves military personnel who did not tell the truth, and any subsequent enforcement action against them is the fault of the individual who failed to report. Do not blame the FAA. It's a bit like committing a robbery and them blaming the police for getting caught. Grow up, take responsibility and own up to the failure to report. It's very simple.

The enforcement has nothing to do with being military. It has everything to do with concealing what should have been owned up to, on the FAA airman medical application. This particular line of investigation was not opened by the FAA, but by the VA, which looked for fraud within the ranks of present and former members of the military, contracted to and employed by the Department of Defense. Call it what you will, but don't call it a witch hunt by the FAA, and attempt to shift the blame from where it belongs; on the heads of each who concealed their disability benefits on their airman medical application.