[nonsporting]

This ex-marine should have done what she was told to do. Without question.

Yea. The Nuremburg defense, "I was only following orders."

It was an illegal order. Maybe she should have been told to dye her skin, and not be black. "...without question."

[Terabitten]

It was an illegal order.
It most certainly was not. The commander has EVERY right to dictate how he wants the work areas of his soldiers (or in this car, his Marines) to look.
Many people posting on this thread have no idea how much authority a military commander has over those in his command.
Her commander could have ordered her to show up to work at 2:17am wearing PT gear, gas mask, and flip flips, while holding a purple crayon in her left hand. If she failed to do so, she would be guilty of violating a lawful order.

[PJammers]

It was not an illegal order. If her commanding officer felt that her behavior was detrimental to good order and discipline of the unit he/she has the authority to give such an order.

She and the computer are government assets. A commander has both legal and moral authority to use thier assets as he or she deems nessasary to accomplish thier mission. Anything that distracts from that must be removed.

It’s quite obvious this marine had insubordination issues. Her behavior had become a distraction to the unit. She was dealt with properly.