Army Reprimands Soldier for Serving Chick-Fil-A at Private Party

Big Government ^ | 6/6/2013 | AWR Hawkins

[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.

[woweeitsme]

OK...Chik-fil-a did not “endorse” any type of marriage. Their founder expressed his personal views on it.

Secondly, this strikes me as totally over the top of what the Army is allowed to do in a case like this.

[Resolute Conservative]

Sad how far we have come to identify good as bad and foe as friend.

[tgusa]

Anyone who thinks the majority of our nation’s currently serving Generals and Admirals aren’t part of the problem just hasn’t been paying attention.

[for-q-clinton]

Well he did screw up mixing politics with the military. He’s welcome to have a DOMA party or an abortion party, but mix it with his promotion and it can be seen as crossing the line.

[Irenic]

Hear, hear!

[ArrogantBustard]

The faggot mafia will have its pound of flesh.

[demshateGod]

I wonder how much of this is just a natural result of being a nation full of heathens and how much is a conspiracy. For the Left to do what they want, they need the military on board. The military has to consist of reprobates for that to happen.

[Red Badger]

PC is devastating the military.......by design.......

[tbpiper]

I would like to know what part of the UCMJ he supposedly violated.

[Truth is a Weapon]

Exactly. Would the Army reprimand a soldier who took part in some kind of gay/lesbian celebration after hours and out of uniform? I don’t think so.

Either every soldier is prohibited from speaking about sex and marriage in any form whatsoever or they should all be free to speak their conscience.

[ArrogantBustard]

"In a land of freedom we are held hostage by the tyranny of political correctness"
Robert Griffin III

[demshateGod]

You’re joking right?

[driftdiver]

He was ‘celebrating’ current law.

[CodeToad]

More would be needed to be known. Was this a party at his private residence or a party on base in uniform?

[demshateGod]

RGIII said that? Awesome.

[NEMDF]

Right. You can bet that if he had done some gay pride type party when they abolished Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, there would have been no repercussions.

[MrB]

Isa 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

[Red Badger]

Why can’t he be a Cowboy?........sigh.........

[ArrogantBustard]

Yep. "Tweeted" to be precise.

He got a bit of FLAK for it, and didn't back down in the least.

It (and the continued use of the "Redskins" name) is almost enough to make me a Redskins fan ...