The Dark Sabre Podcast

Adam DeRito has worn many uniforms in service to others. He has served as an Army Reserve officer, an intelligence analyst deployed to the Middle East, a firefighter and first responder, an oil and gas professional working to protect America's energy security, a Colorado farmer who understands the struggles facing rural families, and a substitute Catholic school teacher dedicated to forming the ne...

Today, I wanted to have a one on one discussion with my listeners after a rather hectic 18 months.  Enjoy! Instagram: adam.derito2010 X: @AdamDeRito YouTube: @AdamDeRito TikTok: adamderito2010 www.adamderito.com

This was the longest interview of the season, and it will be broken into two parts. In the final two episodes of Dark Sabre for Season 2, we present to you the most infuriating interview conducted in several years of running this podcast. This heartbreaking interview details the horrific rape of a female Academy Cadet, and how not only was the perpetrator simply just dismissed from the Academy wit...

This is the second half of the interview from Chapter Twenty, and the Season 2 Finale for Dark Sabre, we are talking about the failure of the CATCH Program which resulted in a Cadet Suicide at the United States Air Force Academy.  The episode gets heavy as there are discussions about the serial rapists being admitted to the Academy, Cadet Suicides, the type of people being recruited to the Academi...

Cadet W has been through the wringer. From being assaulted, and going through the entire process, they have never been given justice and demand reform at our Air Force Academy from the graduate community. In this podcast we discuss all the tough topics, from rape, court martials, the failure of OSI, the failure of the Superintendant, and the failure of the mental health system at the United States...

Today the Dark Sabre community will get to listen to a member of Permanent Party speak about their experiences as an Academy Military Trainer (AMT) at the United States Air Force Academy. They give a very balanced view outside of "Cadet World" on what their experiences have been like at the Academy, reforms they would like to see, and discuss many of the current controversies at the Academy that h...

Cadet X spent most of her teenage years preparing to attend the Air Force Academy. What she didn't know was that when she got to the Academy, she would be raped by someone on the Drill Team, and that she would develop a medical condition that very well could prevent her from ever becoming a mother. The Air Force Academy's response? Silent and no justice.  This brave Cadet also explains the critica...

Erika Willis recently graduated from the Air Force Academy and is currently training to be a medical doctor. She describes her struggles at the Air Force Academy with the forced teaching of critical race theory and transgender ideology. As someone training to be a medical doctor, it is intellectually dishonest to be teaching ideals versus science on how to treat patients in our ever evolving Air F...

Major Jared Hafich is a 2014 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He is a veteran of Academic, Conduct, and Aptitude Probations while at the Zoo, and faced dismissal his Firstie Year for "less than arbitrary" reasons. After persevering, he commissioned as a Security Forces Officer and led a successful career in Law Enforcement, Nuclear Weapons Security, and excelled in his duties at a...

Rising from the ashes, former Cadet Joe Scioscia tells his story of his time at the United States Air Force Academy came from a family of service, and was failed by permanent party when he sought out leadership the most. Then Cadet Scioscia put in for a "Staff Summary Sheet" or Triple S to go to a wedding for a friend. He was initially given permission by his instructors and his Air Officer Comman...

Cadet Brad Wudby experienced an extrodinary experince at the United States Military Academy, better known as West Point. He was a football player who experienced significant difficulties and was retaliated against by his chain of command. Despite completeing requirements for graduation, then Cadet Wudby was kicked out and forced to pay back his tuition. What did he do? He filed suit against West P...

Melissa and Anthony have a compelling story of perseverance, service, and love. Melissa was sexually assaulted as a Cadet at the Academy, and found comfort in a fellow Cadet Anthony. After falling in love with each other at the United States Air Force Academy while each of them competed in NCAA Division 1 Athletics, they discovered that they had an unplanned pregnancy. Melissa was shamed for being...

Airman Melina Kessler was a GEOINT imagery analyst before she went to the Air Force Academy Prep School, and eventually to the Air Force Academy, Class of 2011. Melina was raped, but the only reason her case was handled correctly was the Colorado Springs Police Department handled her case, not the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). We will discuss the reason why Cadets should NEVE...

In this Chapter of Dark Sabre, we bridge the gap with another sister service Academy: Annapolis. The first interview is with Cameron, who was wrongfully accused of fratinerzation by a fellow midshipman. The vindictive nature of how Cameron was treated by the Permanent Party of Annapolis is astounding, nevermind his fellow shipmates who had an axe to grind and used Cameron's future career as a barg...

What is the legacy of a General officer that serves as a commandant, dean, or superintendent? The levels of corruption seen upon retirement speak from themselves, and have led future Academy graduates into a cesspool of forever wars.  In this chapter we will talk to Tara Harris. Tara was a Freshman (Doolie) when DeRito was a senior Cadet and was her Cadre during Basic Cadet Training. She gives a f...

Within the first part of Chapter 8, we will discuss for formation of the Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation; now known as the "Falcon Foundation". Lt Gen Michael Gould was the Superintendent who founded the institution, and set himself up for a pretty nice position within the Association of Graduates as the CEO after leaving the Mountain West Conference Advisory Board when he retired from the...

In this episode we will talk about Adam's experience at the Class of 2010 Reunion at USAFA, and how many people have come back to support the efforts of the Dark Sabre Project. You know who else came back to greet the Class of 2010? Former Superintendent LTG Michael Gould and the "Cadet" (now Major) who left Adam at Colorado State University where he was sexually assaulted.  During the second half...

In this episode, we will first discuss the emotional cost of the DeRito vs. USA Case. Over nearly 13 years, the USAF Academy continues to drag on this case by insisting on doing the wrong thing. Lt Gen Clark is more involved than most people know; when he came back to the Academy initially as the Commandant he worked under Lt Gen Michael Gould as a 1-Star between 2010-2012. During this time, Opera...

This episode starts out with more actions that the Air Force Academy did to intentionally hide evidence. They did this by purposefully creating more perceived "administrative processes" in order to continue to clog up the justice system. The case precedent used by the Air Force Academy is known as Parker v. Levy. We will discuss that in more detail during the episode.  The rest of this episode con...

While the Air Force was being subjected to 10th District Federal Court, there was a suspicious break in at the home of Adam DeRito. Throughout the legal proceedings, more odd things began to happen; including electronic interference and hacking. Why is the U.S. Air Force putting so much effort into interfering with Adam DeRito, and silencing the Dark Sabre Project? In the second half of the episod...

With black and white evidence that the United States Air Force Academy falsified mental health records in a clear move of retaliation, Adam DeRito filed a lawsuit with the 10th District Court. However, the United States Air Force intentionally hid information from the U.S. Attorney's Office, as well as the the 10th District Court, and the 10th District Court of Appeals. As a result, Chief Justice...

Started under former Superintendent Lt General Michael Gould, the Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation (now known as the Falcon Foundation) began to drastically shift the focus of the USAFA Academy from an institution of developing leaders of integrity and character to a corporation focused on money and Division 1 Sports. The Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation (Falcon Foundation) was only su...

After a few years since the COVID Epidemic took hold of the USAF Academy, Adam DeRito deployed to Central Command (CENTCOM) with the United States Army for about a year. His case continued while he was overseas, and the Academy has still refused to correct his medical records, despite winning the Air Force Board of Corrections of Military Records. During this time, rape and sexual assault, and oth...

It's been a few years since the publishing of Dark Sabre Season 1. Since then, Adam has returned from a CENTCOM Deployment. In this season we will talk to Cadets from the past, graduates finally standing up to the institution we love and demand change from; all while sexual assault, rape, suicides, and unlawful command influence continue to permeate throughout the USAF Academy. Welcome to Dark Sab...

For this special episode of Dark Sabre, we are proud to present you all with what can only be explained as a lesson in leadership and other winning qualities. We sit down with retired Army Major, Dr. Richard Hughbank. Coming from a military family did not quite mean that Dr. Hughbank initially wanted to carry on the family tradition. Having respect for the trade and wanting to be involved first ha...