How do you feel about veterans or Soldiers criticizing our President?

Commander in Chief is the title. Respect the office, no matter who occupies it. Watching the political division and vitriol of the last 6 years is depressing.

I base my criticism based on performance, take a look at our Afghanistan exit and ask yourself are you proud of how the President handled it. If you answer NO then you have just criticized him. You're saying I know better. I haven't met or even heard of a President that didn't receive some. My philosophy is if you LIE to me I can criticize you. All you have to do is follow orders you don't have to like the person giving them!!! GO BRANDON!!!!!

If you are on active duty it should be considered different then being a veteran. On active duty he is your commander in chief as a veteran he is no longer that. He is the President but I don't like the guy and didn't like the last one either. I believe the lgbtq policies and guidelines are totally unconstitutional and only meant to appease allies in ways we never should.

I have mixed feelings on this question. Generally any serving member of the military should not challenge once a directive is put out. But there has to be some reasonable mechanism to allow dissent to be heard and acted upon. The most glaring example lately was the pull out from Afghanistan. It was a disaster to be kind to the man who made that very stupid decision.

Soldiers: I don't like it. In the face of what happened in Afghanistan I completely understand their pain. I guess you give up your Freedom of Speech when you sign up to defend your country. Just because a President betrays and abuses the Soldiers doesn't mean they can do the same.

As a Veteran, I am no longer under the thumb, when I see a President betray his oath of office and abuse his authority, I have a duty to give voice to that. When he undertakes a mission to set aside the Constitution and form a one party government discarding the provisions of the Bill of Rights in order to promote his personal aggrandizement, I am no longer in the military. I will resist him. As a citizen, the Constitution defines my obligation, not the UCMJ.

I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.

When a President , Senator, Congressperson decides to attack the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence. He has become a domestic enemy of that which I have sworn to protect.

If Benedict Arnold was elected President, would you follow his orders? Following orders is no longer an excuse for doing evil... I thought Lt Calley proved that in Vietnam.

As long as they are not in uniform, on duty, or representing their official capacity, I do not think about it at all. It is their right to do so.

Freedom

It's been 50 years since I was in the Army. I had to bite my tongue back then but now I can and will say what I please. It is not a democrat or republican issue. When it is obvious that the current president is incapable of the office, Damn well I will complain. That's the good thing about this country, To some degree we still have freedom of speech. After all he isn't a king although sometimes he acts like he is

Two separate issues here. Veterans have complete protection under the First Amendment to the Constitution. They are free to say or write what they want about the President and other elected or appointed officials. Actual threats against the President will be investigated and should be avoided.

Active duty military members and civilian employees have limited free speech as a consequence of their employment. If they violate law or regulations concerning respecting the Commander in Chief or political activity then they should be prosecuted or appropriate personnel action taken.

It’s really that simple!

What’s your opinion of the 1st Amendment?