When are military uniforms allowed at political rallies? I took this picture off my TV today at a Trump town hall meeting.

That officer should/will be demoted in the morning.

To everybody here who is confused, even if the officer is a reservist he is still in violation of DoD Directive 1344.10 (2008). Paragraph 4.1.4 spells out that a reservist is allowed to participate in the activities permitted and forbidden to active duty service members provided that the reservist does not do any of them in uniform. I think that's pretty clear.

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134410p.pdf

Policy sees the uniform as official endorsement, period. Also, to the sea lawyers calling this a town hall and not a rally, the directive treats everything from a debate to a partisan meeting to a nonpartisan political meeting the same way, so that's no help.

The law is pretty clear about this. By ethical definition, the military does not involve itself in the affairs of state. Thats too much power.

That end... military members cannot be there in an official capacity. When you are in uniform you are in an official capacity.

4.1.1.9. In general a servicemember may attend partisan and nonpartisan political fundraising activities, meetings, rallies, debates, conventions, or activities as a spectator when not in uniform and when no inference or appearance of official sponsorship, approval, or endorsement can reasonably be drawn.

Is it one of those military towns?
Location may play a big part.
Then you also have retiree's that wear the uniform.
Even worse would be one of those stolen valor guys.

I always thought this stuff got filed under "common sense".

He is not at a campaign rally he is at a town hall forum. It does not show support for a candidate or a cause.

Hahahaha never! And he's an officer.

I am going to laugh my ass off if this guy is a Stolen Valor shmuck

I saw that live and couldn't believe what I was seeing.

I would guess that he's retired. He knows the regs. The majority of E-1s know the regs.