So with all that said I think it’s pretty clear I loathe such people.\u00a0 Imagine how I felt when I came across this little gem.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/center>Not to be outdone some other joker posing in Marine dress blues had to out do him.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/center>Before I get into the fact that both an E-5 and an E-8 should KNOW better, or the possibility that these are valor thieves, let’s stop a second and point out that these men are cowards.\u00a0 They put on the uniform with all their attendant medals, and make a political statement about what they didn’t<\/em> join the military to do, but hide their face.\u00a0 If you do something like that at least have the courage to show your face.\u00a0 More than that don’t wear the uniform while saying it.\u00a0 If you’re on your own time and feel butt hurt that you might be deployed to Syria, by all means you can talk about it in private.\u00a0 You can shout and scream about it for hours to anyone you please, but when the time comes you put on your uniform and go where they tell you because that’s your duty.<\/p>\nYou think someone who joined the Air Force in say 1959, wanted to end up in Vietnam?\u00a0 How about they guys that joined in the late 90’s and ended up in Iraq.\u00a0 It sucks, and you can never tell where you’ll end up.\u00a0 That’s part of the job.\u00a0 You probably didn’t join for “area beautification” or getting stuck on a Sergeant Major’s detail when your LT sends your platoon into an ambush in the field.\u00a0 I didn’t join to put tubes in men’s urethra’s.\u00a0 There’s a whole lot of fine print when you join.\u00a0 One thing that should be abundantly clear is that you swore to “Obey the orders of the President and the officers appointed over me according to the uniform code of military justice.”\u00a0 Until the President gives an illegal order (say “I want you to kill all first born sons”) you are legally, orally and ethically bound to\u00a0FOLLOW THOSE<\/em><\/strong><\/span> ORDERS<\/strong><\/span>.<\/em> Regardless of how we feel about the missions we’re handed down, we’ve got to suck it up and do them.\u00a0 When you raise your right hand you lose your “rights” as an American Citizen and fall under a whole new set of rights and privileges.\u00a0 One of those regulations states very clearly that you may not<\/em> use that uniform for any<\/em> political speech.<\/p>\n The troops are not and can not be a part of the political process.\u00a0 The military has untold power at its fingertips.\u00a0 and if unchecked could run rampant.\u00a0 If a General were to get the idea that he could be a Caesar, and that the Mississippi was the Rubicon, what’s to stop him?\u00a0 Only the solemn knowledge that his troops would never follow his orders, and most would actually put him in the brig if he tried to march on Washington (Rome).\u00a0 There is a very fine, and dangerous line that separates us from every two bit banana republic, or half assed Junta.\u00a0 The fact that our military is completely subservient to the Will of the People through their duly elected Representatives is really the ONLY check against some crackpot general from just kicking in the doors of the White House and “fixing” Washington.\u00a0 The populace might actually cheer such a thing, but it would be totally wrong in every way imaginable.<\/p>\n I think Iraq was a mistake.\u00a0 A costly one.\u00a0 But when I got the call I did my damnedest to ensure that my small piece of that mission was successful. I think Syria is a mistake.\u00a0 I think we shouldn’t get involved, but if we\u00a0do <\/em>the Soldiers Sailors Airmen and Marines had better be Johnny on the spot or they’re going to get their buddies killed.\u00a0 These two clowns are beneath my contempt.\u00a0 It doesn’t matter if I happen to agree with what they’re saying they are absolutely wrong, and they should be found busted down in rank and perhaps even drummed out.\u00a0 But then, I take disrespecting the uniform more seriously than some people do.<\/p>\n UPDATE:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I wasn’t even finished<\/em> writing this post when this ass clown popped up on my facebook feed.<\/p>\n Update<\/em><\/strong> 2:<\/em><\/span> I hadn’t even finished that<\/em> update when this<\/strong> <\/em>clown shows up.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Update 3:<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/span> Sooo. . . apparently some on the OTHER side of this issue have gotten in on the act.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Can’t see the rank on this guy, but judging from the tats and the KIA bracelet as well as the wording of the sign I would say this guy is legit (as opposed to the somewhat questionable clowns above).\u00a0 So. . . this is probably about to go full retard PDQ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/a><\/center>I swear these idiots are coming out of the woodwork.\u00a0 Maybe Obama’s forthcoming purge of the military might actually be a good thing. . .
\n[Editor’s note: Doc was joking, of course he doesn’t want the military purged, I’m guessing]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/center>I give up.\u00a0 I’m sure at least one of these clowns is a valor thief but I’m willing to bet not all are.\u00a0 Good thing I’m not still in.\u00a0 I would most certainly like to bring back wall-to-wall counseling with these idiots.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n