Posted on 05/28/2019 2:29:57 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
U.S. service members seen wearing MAGA-inspired patches at Trump speech may have violated DOD rules
U.S. service members attending a Memorial Day address by President Trump during his overseas trip to Japan were photographed wearing patches inspired by his campaign slogan, and this may have violated the Pentagon's strict rules barring soldiers from showing political preferences.
Navy spokesman Samuel Boyle said in a statement to CBS News, "Navy leadership is currently reviewing this instance to ensure that the wearing of the patch does not violate DoD policy or regulations."
The group of service members aboard the USS Wasp in Yokosuka, Japan, were photographed by Wall Street Journal reporter Vivian Salama. The airmen posing for the photo all donned matching patches showing what appears to be the president, along with the text, "Make Aircrew Great Again." Wire services photographers also captured images of the same military members.
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I remember the enemedia whining about this a couple of years ago, too.
Screw them.
So is showing respect and honor to the Commander in Chief considered political preference? Strange.
Screw the DoD ‘rules’
Defend Trump !
Yeah let’s hang em. Right after we prosecute the 60 million illegal aliens. And Comey, Stzrok, Page, Ohr x2, Brennan and a lot of other real criminals.
they generate Obama’s image every time they use toilet paper
A picture of the POTUS in a patch is against the rules? Who knew?!
It doesn’t have the Trump slogan. It’s pro their branch of the service.
Some lefty nightcrawler ratted out the service people. May the villain be found.
What I remember from my active duty service was not being allowed to wear uniforms at a political rally. This doesn’t seem to qualify as it’s a speech by the president at a Memorial day event with servicemembers in uniform.
Ha! Love those patches!!
85% of the rape victims in the army are male in the crime is under-reported by 15 to 1 but that’s okay with DOD rules...
AMen...and, I bet SeeBS was just more than happy to assist with the rat-out.
If the Commander-In-Chief says it’s okay, it’s okay with the DOD, too.................
Trump can just issue a blanket pardon.
MAGA-inspired hell, those flat out are MAGA patches. Makes me proud. But I suspect in the end this will result in a LOR.
See BS story
You’re dammed right I ordered the ‘Code Red”
Only if the Commander in Chief is a Republican.
Looks like they are wearing flight suits which are not so much uniforms as utility wear and airmen are used to putting all kinds of patches on them. Technically they may not be in uniform although some upper echelon puke may think so. Violates the spirit of rule. I remember when some service women were featured in Playboy with some uniform items put no official emblems. Gunnery Sargent Emery made commercials in what looked like a Marine Corps Uniform but was void of any official patches.
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