Those who served our country
What are your opinions of active duty military members (esp officers) publicly questioning and rebuking their leadership? Is there a circumstance where going outside the UCMJ is noble? If this becomes a common practice how do institutions like the military continue to preserver?
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If you are ordered to do something illegal, or if you are legitimately acting as a whistleblower
as that term is recognized legally. Outside of that . . . nope. Chain of command. I don't think it is complicated.
Is this in reference to anything in particular?
Not a trap question...have been off the grid, on vacation in our wonderful western US states. Did something happen?
A marine LT was using social media to speak ill of his superiors. Ordered to stop and didn't.
He's in pretrial confinement for contempt towards officials.
Ah
I think you are referring to the Lt Col, not a Lt. I do recall the Marine Lt Col tirade.
While I agreed with his sentiments, what he did is not appropriate and he should be punished. Confinement seems extreme, but I'll leave that to others.
I would imagine it is not the first time, not will it be the last
It's bad for morale in most situations, so I don't condone it.
It is a good way to signal that you no longer want to be in the military
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This is correct. As soon as you bypass the chain of command, you pretty much fuck yourself.
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That's not what happened here. The officer disobeyed a direct order. Why make up stuff?
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What I stated is factual. If you're talking about the Marine LTC....
He bypassed his chain of command by not bringing up his concerns to his superiors. Instead, he decided to air his concerns on social media. Dumb if he was a career officer. As far as Vindman...he bypassed his chain of command by being a "whistle blower". Both circumstances are considered career suicide as far as the military goes.
Yep!
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Ask Vidman.
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Flounder Vindman too had a lot of medals.
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He was a hero to the libtards.
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How does Vindman apply to my question?
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Vidman went outside the chain of command. Next question.
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Your interpretation, but did he deny a direct order like the Marine officer now in the brig?
Also, for those who want to make this straight political, just think if the men under this officer starting disobeying his direct orders? That would lead to straight anarchy in the military, no?
I know I have asked this before but are you really this stupid?
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Just try it, a couple of sentences versus grunting like a caveman.
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Yes. He proves it time and time again.
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He really is that stupid, so I am checking out on him. I'm
not going to engage him in posts any longer. I am not putting him on ignore, because that's what the CS libs do when they get butt hurt. Im just done giving him any of my time.
What is ur opinion of the leadership that completely ignors
their recommendations and causes death death to our soldiers and civilians? Just wondering
They are terrible.
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Biden regime has created one disaster after another
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Do you always answer questions with a rebuttal or your hyper-partisan brain firing on all cylinders?
...and did you serve?