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Originally Posted by Iraq n Baq I'm in the process of writing something for my webpage in response to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 7-11 propaganda film. This movie features a handful of uniformed (U.S.) Army officers and enlisted men bad-mouthing their command, the president and openly questioning our actions in Iraq. (Disgraceful if you ask me) I am under the impression that any such political speech is forbidden from a commissioned officer (possibly anyone wearing a uniform?) in the United States military. I cannot, however, find anything specific to that effect in any regulation or the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Does anyone know where I might be able to find a quotable reference for this? Am I wrong?
Help me to fight the liberals!!!!
Also, what are your thoughts on this? Should members of the military have an obligation to support their chain of command? Or should they be allowed to openly criticize their orders and their commanders that gave those orders?
I feel that the military, and those serving in it, should be free of any partisan politics, and simply do their jobs. If they disagree with an action being taken, they can resign their commission, get queer and get out, or go to Canada. I don't want those in my Army who will openly question the orders they receive. Such people jeopardize the mission, their brothers and sisters in arms, and the support of the civilian populace. I want to depend on my fellow soldiers, and my subordinates to operate as ordered, and without concern for their own partisan position. After all, service is still voluntary - no one is forcing these men and women to serve. If they don't like it, they can get out.
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I happened to stumble on this forum after a google search - I'm a former Infantry Officer (1LT) who served prior to Gulf War I. I disagree with a lot of what this administration has done.
To be honest I am shocked by the attitudes and ignorance I'm seeing displayed on this forum.
This poster wants to be in a non-partisan Army while "fighting the liberals" ??? If you don't want to be in a military where the chain of command is questioned - go fight for the People's Republic of China or perhaps you can serve with Castro.
I joined the military to fight for my country (and EVERYBODY in it) - not conduct witch hunts against my fellow officers EXCERCISING THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH protected by the U.S. constitution.
You hate Michael Moore and liberals - but yet it it YOU who are trying to turn the U.S. Army into something like the Soviet Army with political commissars attached to each unit to monitor "correct speech"
We spent 40 years of the cold war fighting the Soviets by proxy exactly because they thought like this and wanted to crush freedom. Doesn't this mean anything to anybody anymore?
To be fair I have just gotten into this forum and read only a few posts - I have replied to one. If this is indicative of the way people feel in our military today I'm said to see it. If this is not indicative I would hope some leaders in this forum would remind people what the Hell our troops are fighting and dying for in Iraq right now.
Here's a news flash - we don't fight for conservatives or Republicans or George Bush - we fight for this country and the principles it stands for including freedome of speech. If you have a problem with this concept my suggestion is that YOU leave the military and join a militia.