Posted on Jun 7, 2020
Should the guard be allowed to join in the protests while at their posts? Are there orders against it?
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Seen a few articles/videos of Guardsmen on post for these riots and protests. Taking a knee, engaging with peaceful protests thinks of the like. You know the kind of things not included in our general orders as things we are expexted to do while on duty. I had it understood, that servicemembers were not allowed to make any kind of statements that could be concidered political while in a light that could be seen as a statement from the service instead of the individual, unless you were in a MOS authorised to make such statements.
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I don't see these protests as being political. I see them as being civil rights protests against how law enforcement has been treating certain segments in our society. True, politicians (and political parties) on both sides are exploiting the angst, and politicians will likely need to implement any solutions, but these aren't political protests designed to help any particular candidates (or any party in particular).
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de-escalate (diːˈɛskəˌleɪt)
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to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
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It’s kind of a thing. Atlanta seems to have it down pat:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2020/06/06/atlanta-knows-how-to-protest-with-dancing-soldiers/amp/
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to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
de-ˌescaˈlation n
It’s kind of a thing. Atlanta seems to have it down pat:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2020/06/06/atlanta-knows-how-to-protest-with-dancing-soldiers/amp/
Atlanta knows how to protest — with dancing soldiers!
There are protests — and then there are Atlanta protests, complete with Macarena-dancing National Guard soldiers. Days of anti-police brutality demonstrations in the city have been marred by …
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1LT William Clardy
I could not read the article because I don't think I would be able to unsee M4-toting Guardsmen dancing the Macarena.
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1LT William Clardy
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1LT William Clardy
Care to explain your down-vote, LTC Kevin B.?
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There can be and are political protests. This, by all accounts is A Political. Taking a knee to show respect for humanity and the common good is fine. As long as there is a sound assessment that by being on the knee one is not delinquent in there duties. There are many who see the Guard as a threat, taking a knee goes along way to showing they are human.
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1LT William Clardy
Any public advocation for a public policy is as inherently political in nature as endorsement of a candidate for elected position, CSM Darieus ZaGara.
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