Posted on 06/06/2013 7:31:50 AM PDT by markomalley
A soldier who served Chick-fil-A sandwiches at a party he threw to honor the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and his promotion to Master Sergeant has received a letter of reprimand.
The soldier received his promotion last summer, and since "it coincided with national controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A's support of traditional marriage," he decided to serve their sandwiches and celebrate DOMA while he was at it.
According to a Fox News report, the invitation to the soldier's party read: "In honor of my promotion and in honor of the Defense of Marriage Act, I'm serving Chick-fil-A sandwiches at my promotion party."
In response, the military went so far as to put a letter of reprimand in the soldier's file and "an investigation was initiated to see if he had violated any policy." Chaplain Alliance Executive Director Ron Crews said there was even "talk of bringing judicial punishment against" the soldier for a time.
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The Sodomites are starting to consolidate their victory over the healthy portion of society.
today’s Army sucks!
I’m glad I served almost sixty years ago.
Yes, you are right. Soon to be amended from "the majority" to "all." The Obama administration is working on that problem, you see.
I see some of the older, retired high ranking officers on FNC from time to time. They don't agree with the stench of perversion that this administration has created, nor do they agree with the general direction that the country is taking.
You have to be joking, or accidentally wandered onto the wrong website.
Was the unprecedented, improper allowance of uniformed military to participate in a "gay pride" parade last year crossing the line? Will it be this year?
Exactly what “Poliics” did he mix with his promotion? However I would like to see exactly what was in the reprimand!!!
Raises interesting questions about how the members of our military are supposed to defend our Constituion.
It’s going to be a long three years.
Hell to Dan Snyder!................
I suppose if someone in our military had shown a Jane Fonda movie at a party, there would have been a reprimand also. Sure.
Obviously, the military higher ups are becoming the thought police now, trying to ensure that everyone who serves agrees with the current administration's views, however perverted they may be.
How can a soldier be reprimanded for celebrating a law that the Commander-in-Chief is not enforcing?
I had the distinct honor and pleasure of serving with some very fine and honorable Admirals and Generals while I was on active duty. The current crop isn’t fit to shine their shoes.
Just my opinion.....
I think we need more details. If he was in civilian clothes, having a private party...he is allowed to do that, just as he is allowed to attend a political rally in civilian clothes.
Add to this, he was merely celebrating the law of the land - DOMA. It is very strange that supporting the law is considered bad behavior.
The only place where he could have gone wrong is if he was in uniform. And promotion ‘ceremonies’ usually involve being in uniform, and having the new rank pinned on. And, usually somebody in your chain of command is there to read the citation. If that happened...combined with the fact that this was a politically charged issue (involving the president’s very recent flip-flop on his position), it might be construed as improper. But I doubt that happened, since nobody in hos COC seems to have been reprimanded.
The admirals & generals that are enforcing this policy are complete airheads. They wouldn’t know enough about being a warrior to make a pimple on a good private’s butt. About the only thing they can do is play politics & kiss politician butts from DC. Time we dumped most of ‘em on the North Koreans & promoted a bunch of sgts. & CPO’s to their rank so we have some people that actually know how to fight a war instead of trying to enforce religious discrimination in our military. IF a muzzie did this, you would not have heard a PEEP!
Amen, FRiend. I have said for some years now that I could not in good conscience recommend the military to a young person.
Amen, FRiend. I have said for some years now that I could not in good conscience recommend the military to a young person.
The admirals & generals that are enforcing this policy are complete airheads. They wouldn’t know enough about being a warrior to make a pimple on a good private’s butt. About the only thing they can do is play politics & kiss politician butts from DC. Time we dumped most of ‘em on the North Koreans & promoted a bunch of sgts. & CPO’s to their rank so we have some people that actually know how to fight a war instead of trying to enforce religious discrimination in our military. IF a muzzie did this, you would not have heard a PEEP!
same here, although my son is only 10 and i regale him with stories of my service, i close by saying todays Army is no place for a straight, conservative Christian. makes me sad, i love my country and am so very proud to have served under Reagan but there is no way I could send my, or any other kid off to todays military. the NCOs and EMs are some of the greatest fighters this country ever produced but the top brass stinks of political appointment and cronyism. God save America, if its not too late.
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