Reply #36: I, too, am active duty military, but I refuse to self-censor

[Sir Craig]

I always make it clear that any opinion I express is mine and mine alone, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the military in general (although I am aware that the current administration is suffering from the worst support of its military members since Johnson and Nixon, and it's well-deserved suffering). The only thing the military can attempt to go after you for is sedition or mutiny, and as long as you are not trying to indoctrinate any of your subordinates, they have almost no case.

That being said, I continue to use pseudonyms simply because I don't feel like making the administration's job any easier, plus there is always the off-chance that the military can attempt to come after me simply because of an appearance of being less than loyal to the current regime. I almost welcome the attempt, because then it will truly become a First Amendment issue and I have little doubt that the military would go out of its way to avoid prosecuting a 20-year veteran simply because he says, "BushCo are a bunch of complete twats," either here or over the phone.

Don't let the bastards scare you, and have a great career!