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In reply to the discussion: Military Board Says Marine Who Criticized President Obama Should Be Dismissed [View all]BadtotheboneBob
(413 posts)49. Exactly... That's the deal...
... You just can't do that. I was in when Nixon was POTUS and he was not well liked by the troops. But, we knew to keep our mouths shut. The day he resigned there was much joy and relief around Brooke Army Medical Center, I'm tellin' ya.
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Military Board Says Marine Who Criticized President Obama Should Be Dismissed [View all]
Cooley Hurd
Apr 2012
OP
It is the very worst discharge you can get without being court-martialed first
jmowreader
Apr 2012
#43
Weird. When the "First Shirt" saw my "Asshole Nixon" pic in the barracks, he just laughed....
Scuba
Apr 2012
#6
Well, there was no facebook in 1970, but OK. Of course this was the days of the draft ....
Scuba
Apr 2012
#16
His statements were a little more problematic than calling the president an asshole
jeff47
Apr 2012
#20
No. Military service places restrictions on speech as part of the contract.
NutmegYankee
Apr 2012
#26