Rumors that a Security Forces airman bribed their way to a passing score on the annual physical fitness test that were shared online this past summer were false, officials at Ramstein Air Base in Germany concluded after an investigation.
“An 86th SFS SNCO here at Ramstein got caught bribing the tester to change pt numbers so they would meet standards and not fail,” an anonymous tipster posted on July 30 to the Amn/NCO/SNCO page, where airmen often go to vent and share insider information about their duty stations. That post was liked more than 800 times, received nearly 400 comments and became the subject of fierce online debate for several weeks.
Sandra Archer-Harris, a spokesperson for Ramstein's 86th Security Forces Squadron, confirmed to Military.com in August that there was an “ongoing investigation” into the social media post. Four months later, Ramstein officials said the story shared online was false.
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“The investigation into allegations of bribery has concluded, and has revealed no instances of bribery and the specific accusation to be false,” an 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs official told Military.com in a Tuesday email.
Bribery is a serious allegation for service members and is punishable under Article 124 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
The social media poster also alleged in July that the entire Security…
