Marines discharge sergeant for Facebook posts

About f***in time!

Everyone in the military knows this.

This guy knowingly broke the rules.

He was given several chances to fix the problem but basically doubled down.

without penalty.

I think most people disagree with me on that subject, so I will just have to learn to deal with it.

They explain all of these things before you swear in and they make you attend classes on them during basic training or OCS/the Academy/ROTC.

- You cannot just not show up for work or call in sick. Your freedom of movement is curtailed.

- You cannot publicly speak ill of anyone in your chain of command including the President.

That's just the beginning. Also, all laws on the books in your state are more strictly enforced. Underaged drinking in the civilian world results, if caught, with a slap on the wrist. In the military, you get 30 days in jail, reduction in rank (if you have any) and loss of pay.

If you do something wrong and get convicted in a courts martial, be prepared to do 99% of your sentence. The military doesnt have the same concept of parole the civilian world does. If you get sentenced to 10 years in jail, you will probably serve 9 years at least. You wont get out in 3 years and then have 5 years probation.

The military is a bad place to go if you intend to break the rules.

"Screw Obama and I will not follow all orders from him."

That will get you kicked out every time.

Complaining about the boss is one thing. Emphatically stating the President is a domestic enemy while under contract, stating that one will not follow legal orders, and doing it in such as way as to gain maximum exposure is a wholly different thing... so need to learn to deal with it, just need to learn critical relevant differences.

Suppressing opinions just builds resentment all the more. It's better to let people say what they think.

It's healthier in the end.

Not so much as suppression as it is simply realizing the consequences of what we say.

Although I imagine many would actually believe that not verbalizing an opinion is actually a suppression of that opinion-- but (and bless their little hearts), those are two wholly different things.

We bitch about our boss over a beer. We don't post our bitching on FACEBOOK. Because that would be dumbass thing to do, and would probably get us fired.

He was discharged for saying that he would not obey a lawful order when he posted this.


"Screw Obama and I will not follow all orders from him."


I have yet to see one Marine who saw this comment disagree with the action.

He discharged himself.

or GOP political candidate (or both)?

Had he said this against Bush, they'd be calling for a firing squad.

No one will listen, however.

...You know how they say there are really no "ex" Marines? Well here's one. Disgraceful.

Edited to add: apparently this guy was either confused on the "semper" or the "fidelis."

have a job with the right wing so called "Christians" mob, with Fake news giving them a show or back him running for political office.

he's no longer obligated to follow Pres. Obama's orders.

Worthless to the Corps, worthless to himself.

Now he can exercise his free speech as an ex-Marine. Everybody wins.

His statement was equally stupid and potentially dangerous.

So they smacked him down pretty severely for this.