How do you feel about Soldiers not referring to our President as President Obama ….instead they just say Obama?

If I were still in the Army and even now as a civilian it's just respect. I had a 1SG I didn't like and he didn't like me, I told him straight to his face, I don't like you top but I respect the rank that was it, as a man I would have whopped his ass if given the chance, but at the end of the day I had to respect the rank, so same thing goes with our President, don't have to like him, but respect the position.

I'll hazard a guess and say It'll probably be more evident in right-leaning Soldiers for obvious reasons.

It's obama's fault. You can't legislate respect

I have a former coworker (believe he's retired now) who refers to him on Facebook as 0bama (that's Zero-bama). All he posts on FB is conservative extremist hate on the president. Yeah, he's one of those guys.

And yet he talks so proudly about his military service, while blaming President Obama for anything negative that pops up about the service. Iraq War? Obama's fault for not pulling us out (even though he praises President Bush Jr. for putting us there in the first place). Some people just can't be reasoned with.

I'm ok with it. The whole world does it. If you look back BUSH got the same thing... "W"

No matter what he's the CIC! You swore an oath! Respect the position the President holds.

I got to admit, doesn't really bother me too much. Didn't really bother me when they did the same to Bush Clinton and Reagan who I served under.

However I would like to say this, I treat civilian political leadership like this, it's like the old saying goes in the NCO Corp. There is a difference between an NCO and the Sgt. one holds a position while the other holds a leadership and is granted the respect of that leadership.

I treat civilian political leadership the same. When they treat the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and We the People above their own self-interest, that I'll treat them with the respect they deserve.

About as much as I care about people referring to "Clinton" or "Bush" or "Reagan" or "Carter" or "Kennedy" or "Roosevelt", etc.

Meh. Meh I say. Meh.

I don't think it really matters whether they say "President Obama" or "Obama", as much as what they say immediately prior and immediately following.

When I was a young man (17) enlisting into the Army my Dad ( a Master Sergeant) told me "You don't have to respect the man but you better respect the rank." So it's President Obama.