A Can of Man
Je suis aware
I agree with KJ.
The best policy is to make sure others don't really know what you think.
The best policy is to make sure others don't really know what you think.
-snip- ...this might very well come back to bite you in the arse.
Remember the fact that when you signed your contract you signed away alot of the rights civilians have.
Even if Mil Intel doesn´t get you openly for this all they need to do is to drop a hint to your future commanders about trouble about to happen and you will be paria.
I hope it doesn´t come to that, for your sake since you seem passionate about serving... --snip-
Additionally the following SG section 8 also is (even more) basic and interpretable in any way and influences in probable sanctions:§ 15 Politische Betätigung
(1) Im Dienst darf sich der Soldat nicht zu Gunsten oder zu Ungunsten einer bestimmten politischen Richtung betätigen. Das Recht des Soldaten, im Gespräch mit Kameraden seine eigene Meinung zu äußern, bleibt unberührt.
(2) Innerhalb der dienstlichen Unterkünfte und Anlagen findet während der Freizeit das Recht der freien Meinungsäußerung seine Schranken an den Grundregeln der Kameradschaft. Der Soldat hat sich so zu verhalten, dass die Gemeinsamkeit des Dienstes nicht ernstlich gestört wird.
Der Soldat darf insbesondere nicht als Werber für eine politische Gruppe wirken, indem er Ansprachen hält, Schriften verteilt oder als Vertreter einer politischen Organisation arbeitet. Die gegenseitige Achtung darf nicht gefährdet werden.
-snip-
----- BEGIN Translation -----
Section 15 "Political Activity"
(1) During service hours, the soldier may not act with regard to the benefit or detriment of a certain political idea or activity. The right of the soldiers to express his own opinion talking with his comrades remains unaffected.
(2) Inside service accommodation and facilities - outside service hours, i.e. during leisure time - the right to freedom of expression finds its limits in the basic rules of camaraderie. The soldier has to behave in a way that the commonality of service is not seriously disturbed.
Explicitly, the soldier may not act as advertiser for any particular political group by giving speeches, distributing pamphlets, or by acting as a representative of a political organization. Mutual respect must not be jeopardized.
-snip-
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So, trouble lurks at various corners (details for German readers, esp ObjSRgtLw, in the most cited "comments" in the APPENDIX (in Germany it is not the law alone, but rather the "comments" - the commonly accepted interpretation - that base juridical measure and decision), from my legal layman´s POV (but having gone through all this stuff, just from the other direction, when active I at least feel familiar enough to point out some potential troubles):§ 8 Eintreten für die demokratische Grundordnung
Der Soldat muss die freiheitliche demokratische Grundordnung im Sinne des Grundgesetzes anerkennen und durch sein gesamtes Verhalten für ihre Erhaltung eintreten.
----- BEGIN Translation -----
Section 8: "Active Advocacy of the Basic Democratic Order"
The soldier must recognize the basic free democratic order as layed out by the constitution and actively advocate it´s preservation through his entire behavior.
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Like I said, the military should take a 2 week vacation. And I mean everyone.
-snip- AD means Active Duty so I dunno how it can be confused with "ex" anything.. -snip-
//KJ.
I'm very aware of the basic laws and regulations of my military, that's why I became officer right ,).
I did not break any of the named rules and if you read my article carefully you will see that it doesn't. Nice that you care so much about me but I'm very aware of the German rules and I did think about that a good while before I posted it to the newspaper- if what I wrote is against any laws I'm probably living in the wrong coutnry anyways, but since it isn't I will stay a while longer . You are invited to tell me how my formulations go against any German law and I may argue against you, anyways I'm always very carefull what and how I put things into the web, since my country provides every citizen with great liberal freedoms I'm willing to use them, I'm also part of a political party (JU) and that isn't against any laws- to the contrary, soldiers as "citizens in uniform" as Germany uses to put it are encouraged to be political active as long as it doesn't interfere with basic democratic rights. One of our Captains at the university is an assemblyman in is private life, there just has to be a separation of military and private life- as Lieutenant I would never make advertisement for a party or take sides...
Thanks for your concerns
I really took your posts as such- it May be though that my post suggested anything else- if that is so I must apologize.Really was out of concern only, did not mean to say you broke any of aid rules, sorry if I came over patronizing.
Rattler
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