Posted on 08/28/2021 7:56:09 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Top leadership at the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) informed active duty and retired service members that they cannot condemn President Joe Biden amid the chaotic — and now deadly — pullout of American troops from Afghanistan.
In an email from the ONI’s Chief of Staff, ONI members were reminded that per a Uniform Code of Military Justice and Department of Defense Directive clause they cannot disrespect senior government leadership. This includes the President, Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, and more.
The email reads:
Given the heightened political and social atmosphere surrounding Afghanistan, it is important to remind our uniformed personnel (active duty and reservists on temporary active duty) and military retirees of their responsibilities and obligations under Article 88 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and Department of Defense Directive 1344.10. While it is vital to protect the constitutional right of freedom of expression for these groups, consistent with mission accomplishment, national security, and good order and discipline, it’s important to remember certain limitations. Namely, uniformed personnel and military retirees are prohibited from disrespecting senior government leadership (e.g. the President, Vice President, Congress, Secretary of Defense, Service Secretaries, etc.).
Per the same uniformed personnel policy, ONI members cannot participate in partisan political activity or distribute partisan political literature. An internal ONI member told The Daily Wire that these policies were more relaxed under the Trump administration and recalled retired officers condemning the former President.
Pentagon thugs stood in line to trash Trump...
Sounds like they just can’t dis them while wearing a uniform.
Seems the only people our ‘brass’ can push around are fellow Americans... Wish these Biden thugs could be this tough on ISIS... or the Taliban.
You are wrong.
1344.10 states:
4.1.3. Commissioned officers shall not use contemptuous words as prohibited by section 888 of Reference (b) or participate in activities proscribed by DoD Directives 5200.2 and 1325.6 (References (g) and (h), respectively).
4.1.4. Subject to any other restrictions in law, a member of the Armed Forces not on active duty may take the actions or participate in the activities permitted in subparagraph
4.1.1., and may take the actions and participate in the activities prohibited in subparagraph 4.1.2, provided the member is not in uniform and does not otherwise act in a manner that could reasonably give rise to the inference or appearance of official sponsorship, approval, or endorsement.
As a retired officer I will continue to use any words I want to use to our current President (deluded, senile, douch bag), Vice President (sparkling stupid), and Defense Secretary (woke moron).
If that is too much to bear, why don’t you come over here and take me off the payroll.
Ah ah ah ! Poor pathetic laughable little demontards
Thank you. It wouldn’t surprise me if. I shouldn’t be shocked. But, I am
Many had no problems openly criticizing Trump and stabbing him in the back. Nothing happened to them....
Hinges on “disrespecting”.
Truth and honest opinion cannot be disrespect.
Saying he is not elected and illegitimate is not disrespect.
Saying it seems like he has Akzheimers is not disrespect.
No, not with STD’s.
For the record, she, typed out a letter, on MY antique Remington typewriter; called the base commander’s office, more than once ( on tape), and physically went there. She was bound and removed from quarters, and deposited in a glass observation booth at the base hospital for 72 hour psych eval.
I, was, in a critical career up for re-enlistment; I. had, my line number for my next stripe. I, was, as Asst. Radar Calibration Docks Shop Chief, in the USAF Human reliability Program, and by her actions, the base commander redlined it all.
It took me 7 years, to finally divorce this woman, on the grounds of mental cruelty, and the NY State court awarded her nothing.
The key is, don’t wear your uniform!
Obama is the fisherman who is controlling Biteme and the rest of the CIA, FBI, DOJ, SCOTUS. You get the idea?
Obama is working feverishly to overthrow the country and, if he does, things will change for the rest of our lives.
Put Obama in a supermax and that might save the USA!
“Well then thank {Deity} I’m a civilian non-veteran. Not that I’d listen to any decrees by an illegal usurper like you anyway Joe. Disrespect you dementia Joe? My esteem for you would have to climb 1000 fold before I could rise to the simple disrespect level. Joe, you’re so low you’re not even worthy of contempt.”
AND, HIS HEART IS ONLY AS BIG AS AN INCH! (from Dr. Seuss)
Looks like Adm. Curt Copley has firmly got his footing on his new job at ONI that he can taken on the important tasks like ordering retirees not to disrespect our brilliant and wise great president.
When one of limited capacity reaches his level they usually understand their limit and have a trusted sidekick that can take them aside, in these cases, and say “Sir, you can do that but it is really stupid, perhaps we should do it this way”.
It looks like Curt has no restraints, so it is going to be entertaining to watch what he comes up with next as he shifts into high gear wokeness. Fortunately, he is not in a position that he can do much serious damage to the country.
Isn’t that communism ?
When enlisted Trump haters spoke out against Trump, they called them whistleblowers. And they were paraded on msm as heroes.
Even the MSM is giving Joe both barrels and saying that it’s hard to imagine how the handling of Afghanistan could be more screwed up if you were giving it a concerted effort, but this guy can’t. It sure says a lot about the intel community. That’s a place that needs mass-firings, starting with the bosses.
Be respectful, yes. But be honest. What’s their point? Biden is a grown man...oh, wait...nevermind, he’s pretty much a child now.
Define “disrespect,”
It seems to me that the only respect that they’re due is to have their orders obeyed. It does not exempt them from criticism.
It would be interesting if someone subject to this standard called Biden senile, and was court martial Ed because of that. If I was the attorney representing that person, the defense would be that this is the truth - and I would demand a cognitive test for Biden as part of the discovery process.
Define “disrespect,”
It seems to me that the only respect that they’re due is to have their orders obeyed. It does not exempt them from criticism.
It would be interesting if someone subject to this standard called Biden senile, and was court martial Ed because of that. If I was the attorney representing that person, the defense would be that this is the truth - and I would demand a cognitive test for Biden as part of the discovery process.
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