Posted on 06/06/2013 7:31:50 AM PDT by markomalley
I see you’re not in the military. You don’t get free speech when on duty or in uniform.
I agree those in gay pride in uniform should be reprimanded as well.
I’m in the military and if he was in uniform he did cross the line, but make no mistake...they wouldn’t have punished him if he was celebrating gays in the military.
Yes it’s BS, but he should complain out of uniform.
I’m in the military and you can’t celebrate anything political. You run the risk of getting punished. Now if he was celebrating gays in the military he probably wouldn’t be punished; however, if he was in uniform he took that risk. And yes he could also get punished for celebrating gays in the military, but in today’s culture he probably would get away with it.
Uh parties often are right after the ceremony.
So we definitely need more details. If he wasn’t in uniform and it wasn’t an open invite to his unit then this punishment doesn’t sound legit. But if he was he took the risk upon himself.
I had 3 promotions ceremonies. One to 1LT, one to Captain and one to Major. None of my promotion parties took place "right after" the ceremony. None of the other promotion parties I attended were "right after" the ceremony.
Ceremonies are normally first thing in the morning of the day the promotion is effective. Parties are after close of business after the end of the duty day.
Two other things need to be said here: One is that the newly promoted soldier is 100% responsible for all costs associated for the party; and two they are open to all who want to come celebrate the promotion. Where did you get the outlandish idea that you couldn't appear in uniform or that it couldn't be open to anyone wanting to come?
Funny my experience has been just the opposite plus I wore my uniform at them. Also those I’ve attended were right after the promotion ceremony.
Now I may have had a different party after or later in the week to really celebrate...so I guess it depends on which party they are talking about.
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