Department of Defense regulations prohibit uniformed members of the armed forces from engaging in partisan political activities that "imply or appear to imply official sponsorship, approval or endorsement" of a candidate. Military personnel are allowed to take part in most political activities as long as they do not do so in uniform or as an official representative of the military, the Pentagon policy states.
But when Obama let UNIFORMED service members march in a gay “pride” parade ...
PING....
“Military personnel are allowed to take part in most political activities as long as they do not do so in uniform or as an official representative of the military, the Pentagon policy states”
My understanding was that active duty personnel were forbidden to become party officials, i.e., delegates, precinct chairs, etc.
I’ve long been of the opinion that the same restriction should apply to all government employees.
But marching in a gay parade in uniform is AOK from the DoD
1344.10 specifically applies to active duty service members - this guy is a reservist.
In fact, the reason this guy is still a corporal is that the UCMJ does not apply to reservists when not in drill status: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/punitivearticles/a/ucmjsubject.htm
A lot of people (especially active duty people) don’t realize this. As a former reservist myself, I made sure I knew the rules.
The only thing this guy actually did wrong that I can tell is wear his dress blue alphas, he should have been wearing his bravos.
I agree. As Marine’s we have to live up to a higher standard.
Some things are worth getting in trouble for
In all fairness, this was preached back when I was on active duty with the Marines in the early 1980s, when Reagan was CIC.