Join host Major Chase Spears, PhD, US Army ret, on the Finding Your Spine podcast as he welcomes Mark Bashaw, a former military officer pardoned by President Trump.
Mark shares his 17-year military career, including his court martial on April 29, 2022, for resisting Covid-19 mandates, and his pardon on May 28, 2025.
They discuss his stand against unlawful orders, the weaponization of emergency use authorized products (masks, tests, injections), and retaliation like the 413-day ban from duty. Topics include Article 138 redress, the deep state’s impact, constitutional oath neglect, and the psychological manipulation during the pandemic.
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:00:43 – Mark Bashaw’s Background
00:02:06 – Covid Mandate Resistance
00:06:38 – Article 138 Process
00:10:23 – Commanders’ Accountability
00:14:30 – Foreign Belligerent Occupation
00:20:24 – Oath to Constitution
00:29:30 – Experimental Testing Issues
00:34:38 – Masking Concerns
00:44:07 – Court Martial Experience
00:54:58 – Yevgeny Vindman’s Role
01:07:12 – Presidential Pardon
01:13:19 – Closing Remarks
You can follow Chase Spears on X @DrChaseSpears.
See STARRS letter to President Trump re Bashaw’s pardon:
Leave a Comment