Army investigating West Point grads pro-communist social media posts

[turbinetree]

The U.S. Army announced on Tuesday that it is probing a West Point graduate's pro-communist posts on social media.

The Army was quick to announce it was looking into the messages posted by 2nd Lt. Spenser Rapone, issuing a statement on Tuesday saying, "Second Lieutenant Rapone's actions in no way reflect the values of the U.S. Military Academy or the U.S. Army."

"As figures of public trust, members of the military must exhibit exemplary conduct, and are prohibited from engaging in certain expressions of political speech in uniform. Second Lieutenant Rapone's chain of command is aware of his actions and is looking into the matter. The academy is prepared to assist the officer's chain of command as required," the statement continued.

Rapone put out two visibly pro-communist posts on Twitter this week, including one in which he voiced his support for Argentine communist revolutionary Che Guevara.
"In case there was any lingering doubt, hasta la victoria siempre," Rapone tweeted on Monday, along with a picture of him revealing a red shirt adorned with Guevara's face under his uniform.

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Hey trump, what do you think of this ass****

[Not Ruth]

1. Freedom of speech issue

[turbinetree]

2. Not in this case, you have to abide by the military code of conduct

[Lochloosa]

3. Not in the military. His ass is done.

[Lee-Lee]

6. Not in uniform

You are free to engege in political activities off duty, not in your uniform, not using your military position to in any way make it appear you are acting in an official capacity.

This guy was intentionally engine in clear policyial speech and actions in uniform.

He is going to end up paying Uncle Sam back for that education....

[exboyfil]

4. So he gets his education paid for

and now doesn't have to serve.? Bust him to private to serve his si ?) year commitment. Permanent latrine duty or its equivalent?

I wish we could do the same to our Commander in Chief who gave a partisan speech at the USS Ford commissioning ceremony.

He is entitled to express his political beliefs out of uniform though.

[Marengo]

5. Democratic Socialists of America are defending the clown.

[exboyfil]

7. They can defend his right to be a communist

and serve in the military. There is no defense for polticizing while in uniform, disrespecting the uniform, and his disrespectful comments on the DoD Secretary.

I hope they make that distinction clear.

[Marengo]

8. Apparently, DSA is seeking counsel to defend his use of social media to engage in political activism

in favor of DSA and radical communist viewpoints. According to a tweet from DSA Legal at any rate.