1344.10 specifically applies to active duty service members - this guy is a reservist.
The beauty of FR is that we have lots of experts that can weight in.
jagusafr is an Air Force Reserve judge advocate…
Sir? Does 1344.10 apply? If not, what does?
Ping to see the answer. I’m betting that when he puts on the uniform UCMJ applies regardless of drill status.
My point is that 1344.10 (like every other DoD directive) carries no weight if it has no teeth. The only way to prosecute someone for a violation of a directive like this is through the UCMJ (likely an article 92 violation) - which doesn’t apply to reservists when they aren’t at drill.
I knew a lot of reservists that would show up early to drill with beards and walk past officers (I even knew an officer or two that did this) and nothing was done to them. As long as they were in regulation when the drill started, growing a beard was perfectly legal as a reservist.
Note that this is different if he were to have posted something on his Facebook page that was disparaging towards his chain of command - even if he posted it when not at drill, he could be prosecuted if it was still there when he went to drill.
Unless he was directed by his superiors to sing the anthem as a part of his duties, the Joint Ethics Reg specifically prohibits military members, whether on active orders or not, from appearing at political events in uniform on behalf of any candidate.