I’d be tempted to cover the entire tailgate with bumper stickers.
Yes, I understand tempted. But you’d be wrong. I hope you see why.
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I’d be tempted to cover the entire tailgate with bumper stickers.
Just leave the America on there.
He in the USAF by chance?
Just leave the America on there.
He in the USAF by chance?
Yes he is
It is in fact prohibited. DOD Directive 1344.10 covers it. As a retired USMC Officer, I understand the regulations and quite frankly, support it.
Military Personnel may and are encouraged to do such as things as vote, contribute, and even have a political bumper sticker. But the reg specifically prohibits members from using their uniform or position for political gain of another through such things as displaying large signs like this on your vehicle. It has long been a tradition in the Armed Services that military members serve the country, not the political powers of the day. It is difficult to explain further without a more detailed lesson on military customs and courtesies, but just read the DOD Directive and understand that servicemen and women are sworn to fight in defense of the nation and that means they really can’t or shouldn’t show over-the-top public loyalty to an individual.
Like I said, I understand the rationale behind this. We don’t fight for President ________, we fight for the NATION; it matters not who sits in the White House as far as giving 100% on the battlefield or in following lawful orders.
The correct procedure if one thinks they’ve been given an unlawful order is generally, follow it, then Request Mast to your Commanding Officer. At least in the Marine Corps, Request Mast was sacred. I was the CO of several different units and my jr officers and NCOs knew right from the start that I insisted that I see a Marine who had requested a formal audience within 24 hours. Additionally, NO REPERCUSSIONS are allowed if an individual requests mast. Now, having said that, if I were to address this issue I would have explained why the huge sign was not allowed, and I would have done so so he would “get it” and we could move on.
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Oh, but I do understand the military having served well over twenty years. I tis not a democracy, we don't get to vote on who we eat as supervisors and they tell us what we are to do at any given whim.Wrong. Clearly you don’t understand it.
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Oh, but I do understand the military having served well over twenty years. I tis not a democracy, we don't get to vote on who we eat as supervisors and they tell us what we are to do at any given whim.
Nope, I was Air Force, we had an AFSC vs MOS. Do I think the person should have the option to have the MAGA decal on his rear window? It doesn't matter to me as long as the individual can see unimpeded through the rear window for safety's sake. Yes, I have see some Commanders do things spontaneously without much forethought. You see, physicians sometimes don't make the best commanders, they are best applying their skills-they don't; want to command, they'd much rather use their medical skills appropriately. Yes, Air Force personnel are able to vote for their political candidates, absentee ballots in combat zones as well as other areas. I see that made some typos in my last post and I apologize, let's be friends and not belabor minor issues shall we?Sounds like your service was way different than mine. It also sounds like you were disappointed in the way things were done. Let me just ask you this then: Do you think that the person should have been allowed to have that great big MAGA sign on his truck or not?
I had to edit to add a bit:
The Armed Forces is not supposed to be a democracy. The idea that people could vote in order to choose their leadership blows me away. That is so far fetched...I have decided you must be trolling me; you have to be if you served over 20 years and think that is a viable option. Just fess up; you’re guffawin’ me and others, right? And Commanders having subordinates just “do stuff on a whim?” I laughed at that as hard as I did on the voting thing! @John6185, I have to hand it to you; you actually had me going there for awhile. You must have had a pretty good MOS, one of those that smart guys get, in order to pull my chain like you did!
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