Everybody involved in that dino puppet reenlistment video just got fired

Although I didn't think this was appropriate for a reenlistment ceremony, the reaction from above however in My opinion was completely excessive and unreasonable. Having them spoken to or even written a letter communicating the displeasure is one thing and in reality it didn't actually cause harm or damage to anyone. I don't think it showed very good judgement but to end careers over it ? If this is they type of overreaction on a minor event just because the adjutant General didn't like it maybe He isn't the best choice to lead people in the Guard ! That adds up to toxic leadership !

I somehow just saw this on T&P, and was about to post the link and ask the very same question.

Though I am commenting a bit late for the party, my personal $0.02 is that the commanding general made a huge mistake! What the hell could have been going through his head when he either forcefully retired or screwed-up the final career trajectory of not one, or two, but three senior leaders... over what?! A T-Rex puppet?!?!?! If anything, this video going onto social media may have brought the Tennessee ANG some good publicity by showing that we in the military are... well... human, yeah, “human” is the right word.

The most prominent mistake that just screams “toxic leadership” is the fact that he reduced the full-bird colonel in rank to lieutenant colonel before forcing retirement on him. It takes a lot to reduce an officer in rank, and frankly this is not one of those things. Period. The commanding general should be outed on this ‘mistake’ alone, and I really cannot fathom the hubris and level of narcissism that he displayed. This was not a bad call in his judgement, picking the salmon over the steak and then regretting the choice is a bad judgement call, not this. It really makes me sick to see service members, especially ones that have been successful in their career, to be treated with such vile disregard.

I do hope that the three service members fight this in whatever capacity that is allowed. Any board of oversight with a mean IQ above 80 would grant the well deserved relief to all of them.

So, now, where does this leave the Tennessee ANG in regards to publicity? It took an opportunity to possibly promote itself, and gain some enlistments out of it, and turned it into a joke worthy of a scene in a Hollywood motion picture. This is not leadership, and needs to be corrected.