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

Before social media, soldiers didn't publicly in newspaper, magazines, etc., express their opinions, which everyone had, did so or not in private conversations






. Negative statements were considered detrimental to the good order, moral and discipline of the military. Your a soldier thus loyalty is expected.

Okay Soldiers disrespecting the commander and chief is covered under UCMJ. So it should be handled by the unit commander and if he fails to handle the issue then he is promoting bad conduct with in his ranks and is covered by UCMJ. You are in the army and you are no longer covered by the bill of rights but by UCMJ. You defend democracy but the Army doesn’t practice democracy.
As a Veteran well you are not covered by UCMJ anymore unless you are still on an active list. So you can say many things as long as you do not say threatening things, subversive things, or put anyone else’s life in jeopardy.

As a former SFC, US,Army, bad mouthing your Commender in Chief was a BIG NO NO !,He is your BOSS whether you like him or not. Keep your personal opinion to yourself and do your military duty as ordered !

The policy is clear. Is it not? If one is in civilian clothes and making certain that one is acting as a private citizen, one can be active politically. However, if one is still active duty, this is complicated. One can never be in uniform acting in a political manner. Once retired or discharged, one is a private citizen. of course, currently, we have a candidate who is threatening to issue illegal and unconstitutional orders. If that happens, one is duty bound to disregard the order.

As we still live in a democracy, I personally believe it is your right to be publically critical of any federal government leadership to include the President. However, the criticism should be respectful and thoughtful. Spouting emotional garbage and diatribes will only weaken your arguments and limit communication, only receiving praise from those already aligned with your position.

While current serving in the military public criticism of elected officials should not be tolerated but once you have been discharged you have the freedom to speak what you think of our elected officials 1st amendment

Yes and Yes. Of course.

Lt William Calley. Court Martial was clear that a service member can and should ask for clarification if they feel an order is wrong. Other than that, keep your mouth shut if it's just a personal opinion.

This is not Germany. On Jan 2, 1939 Time magazine, on the front cover displayed a picture of Hitler. Man of the Year. During WW2, Bill Mauldin was told to stop bashing superior officers in his cartoons. Mauldin, a twenty-four-year-old anti-authoritarian, incurred the displeasure of his commander, General George Patton, who called him into his office to complain that he was “sabotaging military discipline.” Mauldin left convinced more than ever that he was on the right coordinate. “When I see a stuffed shirt,” he proclaimed, “I want to punch it.” He was “against oppression… by whomever.” It took General Eisenhower’s intervention to keep Mauldin’s work circulating. Ike new it was good for morale.

It is a shame to openly critizise a leader.Name bashing is disrespectful and shows childish idiocracy.
You can disapprove or disagree without being disrespectful name calling is below childish and shows immaturity lack of intelligence and culture