Posted on Feb 14, 2014
What do you think of this photo? Appropriate or not?
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Unbelievable! How could this woman think this could be remotely appropriate?! To disgrace yourself in uniform is bad enough, but to make a mockery of a symbol revered by almost every person who ever served is unconscionable! At the very least, this woman should lose all rank and start over, if not chaptered out.
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This is 9 months old. Does anyone have an update on the official course of action that was taken?
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MSgt (Join to see)
Don't know if any action was taken but it happened here at Fairchild AFB.
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/air-force-will-take-appropriate-action-over-viral-pow-mia-emblem-photo-1.267780
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/air-force-will-take-appropriate-action-over-viral-pow-mia-emblem-photo-1.267780
Air Force will take ‘appropriate action’ over viral POW/MIA emblem photo
The Air Force is “disappointed” in the airman who appeared in a photo that is being circulated of her posing with her tongue in the mouth of the prisoner of war depicted on the iconic black-and-white POW/MIA emblem.
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SSgt (Join to see)
Exactly! I'm tired of folks these days doing despicable utterly acts then justifying them away when they get called out.
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Disrespectful should be ashamed to put on a uniform other than a prison uniform
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I would kick her and the photographer out of the Air Force out of hand! I have first cousins who were POWs and KIA. With her being a SrA, no less! Totally disrespectful! WTH!!!
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Absolutely inappropriate and disrespectful. In my opinion she should at the very least be stripped of the rope that she wears as it is a symbol of a leadership position.
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I saw a couple of posts about her being 'corrected' instead of 'punished'. I think corrected isn't enough, she is showing a complete lack of values (I am assuming that the Air Force has similar values as the Army), leadership and good decision making abilities. The UCMJ and the Commander has many options to correct this type of behavior. I am not sure a simple 'correction' would be sufficient in ensuring this type of behavior is never acceptable. I am sure her Command would have a better understanding of her overall character and behavior to make a better decision on the amount of punishment that is required.
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It's inappropriate. I assume she's trying to be funny, but it isn't funny either (in my opinion).
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LTC (Join to see)
SFC Mark Merino I have not seen anything new on this. I did a quick Google search and no new articles have appeared since FEB 2014
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