Viral photo shows US Soldier holding "Trump flag" (violating DOD rule)

[Yosemito]

Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Epstein caught the soldier red handed
engaging in political activity, which is prohibited by the Pentagon.
MAGA hats depicted in a separate photo are also campaign material and therefore prohibited.

Link to tweet

?s=21

[Cha]

1. Soaked in Koolaid.. will she

get reprimanded?

[Cha]

2. Retweeted!

[PatSeg]

3. That is so depressing

[roamer65]

4. Should be a dishonorable discharge.

For anyone displaying political paraphernalia.

[Grokenstein]

5. "(she dropped it after she saw me taking a photo)"

Wish there was video. Proof that she knew exactly what she was doing.

[cwydro]

12. Dishonorable discharge? Seriously?

I’m guessing you never served or you’d know more about what that involves. Smh.

[djacq]

14. Unit Commanders are "ultimately" responsible.

In my 24 years of military experience. Recruits, Junior Enlisted, and yes, even young officers don’t know any better.

Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David L. Goldfein need to make some phone calls.

[allgood33]

6. He is destroying military discipline along with rest of our institutions.

After his dissing of the military on so many occasions, I still don't understand why so many of them support him. Maybe because many are just like him deep down?

[orleans]

7. this article at stars and stripes

doesn't seem to make it clear one way of the other--everyone is in disagreement with what these troops did
https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/air-force-nothing-improper-about-airmen-displaying-pro-trump-merchandise-at-ramstein-1.562274

[Yosemito]

8. There's a photo

Is your link going to tell me that the photo is fake?

[cwydro]

13. The link explains USAFE stance on this.

Perhaps you should read it.

[Stargazer09]

16. The Air Force probably had no choice

I’m guessing they were ordered to say it was okay.

[gratuitous]

29. Oh Sebastian Gorka said it was cool, so okay

Nothing to see here. It wasn't a formal campaign rally (which means taxpayers got to foot the bill for this totally-not-a-political-rally), and MAGA hats aren't political. So, no problem.

[Ms. Toad]

33. The banner appears to me to be the closest call - since she was carrying it more like a banner

than something to be signed.

Carrying in a MAGA hat, or a non-displayed banner, to be signed is not substantially different from carrying in an autograph book - it is being carried in for the purpose of obtaining an autograph, not for the purpose of campaigning.

Carring the banner so it can be read by others while you are standing in line comes closer to crossing the line.

[roscoeroscoe]

9. Come on

Seems petty. They are hoping to get autographed.

[Yosemito]

10. Is it not a violation of the rules?

There is no autograph exemption.

[malaise]

15. Petty?

Are you effin serious!

[Stargazer09]

17. It's against the rules

And for good reason.

[uponit7771]

23. Openly supporting a racist is no good no matter what they're trying to do

[Stare Decisis]

11. I don't want to be a politician in the

"Get soldier dishonorably discharged for political opinion business." Even if it is legally warranted, it is bad politics.

[Yosemito]

19. I agree. What punishment would you prefer?

Instead of discharge.

[cwydro]

20. She'll get a good talking to.

Maybe even a letter of reprimand.

A dishonorable discharge is usually the result of a very serious criminal infraction.

[Yosemito]

25. How do you know that

The Air Force is saying it was everything OK.

[cwydro]

26. I know she won't be dishonorably discharged.

I also know the military is not going to be public about what they do about an infraction by an officer.

She’ll get talked to; as an officer she should know better.

But al this nonsense about discharge is just stupid.

[cwydro]

21. No one here apparently has any idea what a dishonorable discharge is.

She committed no crime. She may be a blithering idiot, but that is not grounds for a dishonorable discharge.

There are many types of discharges that are less than honorable. There’s a bad conduct, a general, an administrative....there may be others, but that’s what I remember.

It’s not legally warranted.

[LittleGirl]

18. I get the guys that are pro-IQ45

but I really don't understand these female cheerleaders. That man baby is a pussy grabber in chief and they not only applaud him but put t-shirts that offer him to grab theirs. Remember that woman that wore that to one of his rallies?
Puke.
Makes me so sick I just want to smack them with the truth. Those racist cons will get theirs.
He is THE most dangerous threat to America.

[uponit7771]

24. I don't, in the military especially leadership positions, what are people of color

... who made soldiers command supposed to think after they see them openly support a racist bastard like Putin's whore

[uponit7771]

22. If she is in leadership what would be her people of colors reaction?!

That's was not smart

[MattP]

27. The advance team sent the hats and flags how else would they get there

[Ms. Toad]

34. Unlike previous presidents, he's been campaigning for 2020 since the day he took office.

Most members of the military are not so isolated from the rest of society that they would have been unable to attend rallies, shop on the internet, etc.

[AJT]

28. It's scary to think that a large portion of the military might

join 45 in an authoritarian takeover. That's what you get when you are basically at war for nearly 20 years and only a tiny fraction of Americans serve.

[WeekiWater]

30. Not all that easy to find a woman in the military who supports Trump.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211574307

[LiberalFighter]

31. I wonder if she has been identified yet?

[BigDemVoter]

32. ALL of those motherfuckers should be punished.

I, for one, am sick to fucking death of all the military worship that goes on in this country.