Posted on 05/05/2010 6:26:42 AM PDT by fishhound
A widely regarded Southern symbol of pride and states' rights is standing in the way of would-be Marines in their quest to serve their country – a Confederate battle flag. Straight out of high school, one 18-year-old Tennessee man was determined to serve his country as a Marine. His friend said he passed the pre-enlistment tests and physical exams and looked forward with excitement to the day he would ship out to boot camp. But there would be no shouting drill instructors, no rigorous physical training and no action-packed stories for the aspiring Marine to share with his family. Shortly before he was scheduled to leave Nashville for boot camp, the Marine Corps rejected him. Now, the young man, who wishes to remain unnamed and declined to be interviewed, has chosen to return to school and is no longer an aspiring Marine. "I think he just wants to let it go," said former Marine 1st Lt. Gene Andrews, a friend of the man and patriotic Southerner who served in Vietnam from 1968 through 1971. Andrews is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a group of male descendents of Confederate soldiers. He counseled the young man when he decided to become a Marine.
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Same here.
ANYTHING that would fail to support good order is prohibited.
If he were black and had a big green and gold X on his arm would he be allowed?.........
“This is bullshit.”
You got that exactly right.
Does the military have a list of disqualifying tattoos such as gang related tattoos?
Good point. Take a look at most Marine enlistees from LA. They all sport tats with gang related meaning. My Marine Corps is being pansified.
PC has been killing this nation for a long, long time. I’m surprised they haven’t done away with re-runs/re-makes of the Dukes of Hazzard. Oh wait, that would be the Hollywood crowd so I guess that’s allowed?
I am actually decent from Southern royalty.
My uncle is king of the rednecks.
He was also one hell of a mean marine. I think the marines are going to miss out of many a fine candidates with idiot policies like this.
I’ll bet the farm that gang tatoos are OK.
I felt that I needed to do some digging on this. I LOVE our military, and could not believe that the Marines (or any Armed Service) would go PC. Too many darn good men and women in there to allow that to happen.
So, in my digging, I found that there were rules in force; and was not entirely surprised that WND failed to investigate this. This is why I consider any news from WND suspect - they sensationalize by ommission of facts; just like the Libtards sensationalize my suppression of facts.
See post #7. Hate to throw the regulations at you; but you should know what the facts are.
I’ll take that bet ... when can I move in?
I’ve seen a lot of tattoos of the raised fist “black power” symbol. That didn’t seem to be offensive to the military brass.
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Yep, gang tattoos are out for all of the military, and yes they can spot them a mile away. A friend of my son’s was recently turned down for having the ICP hatchet man tattooed on his chest, which according to police identifies one as a juggalo, which they consider to be a gang.
I stand corrected.
I like this part from Walter Williams. If he really said it.
Williams noted that the flag naturally symbolizes resentment for those individuals who see the War for Southern Independence solely or chiefly as a struggle for slavery.
“The idea that President Abraham Lincoln waged war against the South to abolish slavery is fiction created by the victors,” he explained. “Here’s an oft-repeated sentiment by President Lincoln: ‘I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.’ Slavery simply emerged as a moral front for northern aggression.”
Williams explained that significant factors that led to the war included states’ rights and tariffs Congress enacted to protect Northern manufacturing interests. He also cited professor Edward Smith, director of American studies at American University, who has calculated that between 60,000 and 93,000 blacks served the Confederacy.
Just for $hits and Grits the Flag that flew on the Slave ships was the Stars and Strips not the Confederate Flag. Or maybe the NAALCP Flag.
Being a juggalo is prima facie evidence of being too stupid for military service. The tattoo just documents it semi-permanently.
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