What are your thoughts on Free Masons in the military?

None!

I spent over a year on a deployment under the thumb of a BN with a Mason as the CSM and plenty more throughout the organization. Once I brought my Senior's behavior (favortism, gambling with junior Soldiers and comiting adultry with other junior Soldiers) to light, I was quickly silenced by my NCO support chain. I was threatened with slander of a Sr.NCO and feared my NCOER was doomed. I could no longer pick up or order supplies through the company supply system or parts through PLL. As a 25U without access to radio parts I was worthless. I was slotted as access as a newly promoted E5 took my spot as the Team Chief. For 15 months I stayed in my room and offered help to the company commo guys in order to make some positive impact on my unit.

This being my only experience with the good 'ol boy masons left me with a sour taste for them. Once I see that sticker on someones car or on a ring I immediatly am reminded of this and jump to the conclusion that they are racist, selfish and part of the problem. I know it's a stereotype and isn't fair to everyone else but I cant help it.

I know very little about FM but I'm a live-and-let-live kind of guy so I have no problem with them being in the military. However I have to admit that I have seen a lot of bad stuff from some FM who were in, or working for, the Army. I won't go into details as I don't want to wake up with a horse head in my bed (relax, it's a joke) but I've been the victim of bias/racism at the hands of African American soldiers simply because I wasn't a FM and another soldier was and I've witnessed it happen to others too. Having said that, I would never hold anything against an entire group because of the actions of a few so I just ignore it. To each his own.

I had a discussion about Masons with someone in the military. They spoke about favoritisms and so forth...Well I ask you whats the difference between being a Mason and part of the Audie Murphy Club....alot of people are getting peferential treatment on boards and such because they are part of this "club" a organization with in the Army just as the Fremasons are..matter of fact..Fremasons been in the military long long before Audie murphy

I dont think it is a problem till favortism is shown once in uniform Fraternal affiliation should not be a deciding factor inside a military unit. I have a few dealing wiht Free Masons One was good the other was bad. I wanted to join the Free Mason Lodge when i was in MS and the guys in my unit that where in that lodge i talked to pretty much gave me the run around and tasks. Pretty much the task was me being there personal servant so yeah did not do that. but when a diffrent person showed up who was new to the unit showed up and asked they took him right in and showed him how. These were guys where my "friends" so i thought. After that i was like well screw that. I have looked a few more times but turned away because of that first interaction. So like other said it is the bad apples that leave a nasty taste.

I don't really see why this question is being asked. There are plenty of Free Masons in the military... always have been. They do their jobs like everybody else. What's the big deal?

I take what I learn in lodge and incorporate it in my military career. I treat my troops with fairness and help them with issues. If they screw up, they get fair and impartial punishment that goes with the job.

Sometimes it's hard to be a good person with superiors above me. Some of them only care about who they can step on to get rank. But as long as I hold to my morals and keep it away from my troops, I'll fight the political battle and let them do their jobs.

to much stigma about something they don't know about people must read

The terms 'Mason' and 'Freemason' are interchangeable.

It really doesn't matter! As long as they're doing their job!