They lose freedom of speech when serving America?
Yep, criticize your dear leader and get demonized. Lose your career, and get a less than honorable discharge.
The constitution no longer matters to those in power. Play dirty, fight back and restore the constitution.
They lose freedom of speech when serving America?
Yes actually you do.
The Military is not a democracy for obvious reasons.
Yes. It is called the UCMJ. I was well aware of that when i was in the Corps and so was this guy. I despised Clinton but i kept my mouth shut when around people i didn’t trust. This guy was dumb enough to put it out there publicly.
They lose freedom of speech when serving America?
That has always been the case. I know that for 24 years I didn’t have the same rights as a civilian. I just hope they give him an honorable discharge. If not, he will not get the GI Bill, medical benefits or an VA help at all. Not to mention, a job with any state, county or federal government job and most likely zero job at any major company in the country. This is so overblown it is crazy. Send him to Office Hours and put him on restriction for 60 days and go on with his career. Believe it or not, he did wrong but this is very overblown.
Write a very public post on a very public forum that you will refuse orders from your CEO, and let me know how that free speech works out for you.
All freedom of speech means is that you can’t be tossed in prison for speaking your mind. That’s it. It’s not a guarantee of “consequences-free” speech.
What he said was dumb. I think an OTH discharge is ridiculous—at worst it should be a General discharge, but the reality is he screwed up, words mean things (at least for us, not for POTUS, apparently) and he’s going to pay a price.
Basically, yes.....Day One of USMC boot camp, it was made more than clear that "The Marine Corps is NOT a democracy, youse maggots!"