Posted on May 10, 2015
Do you think military service members should be prosecuted under UCMJ for disrespect to the Commander-in-Chief? I say absolutely, YES!
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Yes of course. The POTUS is our boss and in any other line of work it's unacceptable to publicly speak badly about the boss. That being said, social media counts as a medium for public display. The men and women who talk smack on the Web will also do it behind your own back. Definitely not the kind of soldier I want to serve with or keep in the ranks.
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SFC Carey Cox
You must not be a combat arms. Respect is earned and as a former combat arms soldier for 26 years, I never gave up my right to free speech. You follow lawful orders. No one likes serving with people who follow around like sheep. That's not a soldier that can be trusted to do the right thing. The minute you start treating your soldiers like a criminal for expressing their views, you have become the leader that has destroyed moral and lost all of his soldiers respect.
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I've said this once to a lot people I'll say it again if you don't want others insulting the current potus then respect the former ones. Not saying you yourself did chief but usually when people make that comment they have insulted previous potus' years prior.
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PFC Chris Hemingway
All I was saying sir is that I know of soldiers who had no respect for the previous potus but when the new one came into office they began telling everyone that if they caught someone disrespecting the new potus that he would report them for insubordination. You can guess how some soldiers felt about this two faced bs I'm sorry if you felt I accused you I didnt
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Yes they should the President is part of their change of command and to show disrespect for the commander in chief falls under the UMCJ actions.
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If the service members are in uniform and in public I believe they should be present themselves as professionals. However, regarding a personal opinion, speaking poorly about the commander-in-chief, cannot be something someone can be prosecuted about; but should be in the category of closed door conversations, such as Sex, Religion, and Politics. Technically, we are sworn to protect and up hold constitution, and obviously Bill-of-Rights. It may be a stretch to try to punish someone for a comment for an elected official whom, the person has never met, or is not saying to their face or media channel. Do you personally believe that as a CW4 there is no one who has spoken poorly about you while in the presence of others? Additionally, have you never spoken poorly about a superior while not in their presence, regardless of titles....?
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I can't see the Ultimate Disrespect in the photo. Where is it? Is it the left hand thing? Or is it not a photo caption?
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CW5 Roy Rucker Sr.
The RallyPoint Administrators added the photo of the current POTUS to stir up a little controversy or I guess to see what type of responses would be generated about President Obama.
I deleted it.
I deleted it.
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I've decided that I'll be the first female president:) gotta retire from the Army Reserve first, so prepare yourselves;) - as for the question, Soldiers shouldn't be disrespectful at all, to anyone- regardless of where they stand in the food chain
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In the army that I came up in and in my dads army before me there was an unwritten rule. No politics in uniform. I'd say that made a lot of sense.
I never knew the politics of one of my best friends until we both were retired and we've since agreed not to discuss politics.
I never knew the politics of one of my best friends until we both were retired and we've since agreed not to discuss politics.
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