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Navy SEALs ordered to remove 'don’t tread on me' Navy Jack from uniforms
Daily Caller ^ | 11/1/13 | Carl Higbie

Posted on 11/01/2013 12:51:21 PM PDT by Nachum

The Navy Jack is the ‘don’t tread on me’ flag, one that has earned a revered place in America’s naval history and a beloved place in sailor’s hearts, through its use for over two centuries. This symbol of America’s naval ferocity has spanned our country’s entire existence, flying from the masts of the Continental Navy during the war of independence, to today’s War on Terror. In fact, an amendment to the Navy code called SECNAV Instruction 10520.6 clearly states that as of 31 May 2002 all ships are to fly the flag throughout the duration of the War on Terror.

So why would ranking SEAL commanders ban the historical symbol? Is the proverbial top bass banning the flag? Is President Obama?

Clearly the administration and sycophant “top brass” officers have degraded America’s military prestige; from hand-tying rules of engagement, to uniform regulations that make our military allegedly more compatible with foreign forces, to the banning of an awe-inspiring flag that traces its roots to the first U.S. Navy. We have a civilian-led military, but why should our ranking commanders be complicit in the administration’s war on it? Why don’t they stand up to Obama and his leftist cronies?

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: donttreadonme; fascism; jack; navy; navyjack; seals; uniforms
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE

A prestigious alumni.


61 posted on 11/01/2013 1:36:07 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: mylife

LOL


62 posted on 11/01/2013 1:36:30 PM PDT by glock rocks (Wasn't prohibition the "Law of the land?" Wasn't "the earth is flat" proven science? Charlatans!)
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To: Nachum

Bookmark


63 posted on 11/01/2013 1:36:39 PM PDT by DocRock (All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
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To: All

We are all horrified as to how well Alinsky and Obama have infiltrated the system.

I don’t think these chuckleheads know that it works the same way against them, now that they are in charge.

Bid your time and take notes.


64 posted on 11/01/2013 1:39:29 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Still Thinking
Yeah, the only attitude they’re prepared to accept these days is “PLEASE tread on me!”

More like, "Please come in my mouth"

65 posted on 11/01/2013 1:43:00 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: mylife

Hahah, perfect!


66 posted on 11/01/2013 1:44:33 PM PDT by adaven
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To: adaven

There are so many flags going up today that I doubt Obama got my message.

But I have done my duty and voiced my concerns through military protocol.

There.
I am covered officially. *snark*


67 posted on 11/01/2013 1:49:06 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: All

I have one last thing to say.

A good officer understands his commission and his position.

Obama cares for no one but himself.
Obama has turned out his so called brethren at every turn.

He is in very perilous water.


68 posted on 11/01/2013 1:53:02 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Nachum

3.5 years and you can wear it again boys!


69 posted on 11/01/2013 1:54:30 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! BETTER DEAD THAN RED!)
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To: WayneS
Flags are not flown at the bow nor the stern while underway. The US flag is flown high on the superstructure while the ship is underway.

In port, the ensign (the US flag) is flown on the stern with the jack at the bow. When I was in (late 60's to early 70's), the jack was a field of 50 white stars on a blue field. It was changed to red and white stripes with a yellow snake and the words "Don't Tread On Me" in 2002.

More info on the jack: wikipedia article

70 posted on 11/01/2013 1:55:04 PM PDT by Bob
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To: mylife

...and keep your powder dry.


71 posted on 11/01/2013 1:57:06 PM PDT by WayneS (No problem is so great that it cannot be made worse by Barack Obama promising to solve it.)
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To: WayneS

Amen.


72 posted on 11/01/2013 1:58:12 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cY3ZTACUWk


73 posted on 11/01/2013 2:03:23 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Nachum

The purpose of the order is to smoke out those who object to it, or who would defy it. These people will be noted down for termination of their military careers (one way or the other).


74 posted on 11/01/2013 2:05:59 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: mylife

75 posted on 11/01/2013 2:07:12 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Biggirl

Obama’s crazy (period).

What amuses me is his public dismissiveness of the TEA party. “uh, that small group out there, whatever they call themselves”.

The TEA party really scares Barry.


76 posted on 11/01/2013 2:15:03 PM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: WayneS
“Does it still fly from the fantail of USN ships while they are at sea?”

No. The Navy Jack is flown only in port and on the bow; the National Colors are flown on the fantail. When the ship gets underway, the Jack and Colors are taken down and the Colors shifted and flown from the yardarm of the mainmast. When the ship returns to port and ties up, the process is reversed.

77 posted on 11/01/2013 2:19:12 PM PDT by MasterGunner01
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To: Nachum
The Obama administration and the yes-men top brass have decided to wage war on our Navy’s heritage.

The Obama administration is waging war on America. That's a fact.
You can stick your head in the sand or accept the truth and deal with it.


78 posted on 11/01/2013 2:22:09 PM PDT by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: Nachum

My comment after the Daily Caller article:

“After 9-11, (the first one, not Benghazi where a SEAL and other Americans were backstabbed and left to die by the POTUS), every US Navy warship sported a “Don’t Tread On Me” Navy Jack flag on the bow. Were they removed? When? Why? I wonder what my old BUD/S Class 105 and ST-2 former fellow ensign and now Admiral Sean Pybus thinks about this kind of political correctness. He’s now the top specops officer in Europe, and I’d like to think that if Americans were in a battle in Libya, (for example) he’d send a rescue force, even if the POTUS didn’t grant cross-border authority, but hid under his bed in the White House for 8 hours, like the last time.”


79 posted on 11/01/2013 2:24:54 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: RightGeek
I thought up this design a decade ago. It was sold on t-shirts and as stickers by LifeLibertyEtc.com until they folded a year or two ago. Anybody wants it, run with it. If Obama didn't like the standard Navy Jack, I think he'll hate this one.


80 posted on 11/01/2013 2:27:09 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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