Republican Party in violation of the US military’s rules - Alterman

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Possible Actual News Alert:  Is the Republican Party in violation of the US military’s rules on the participation in party politics by active duty military?

It sure looks that way. The RNC convention week is boasting that it has 144 active duty military delegates at the convention or three percent of the total. That information can be found here. 

Meanwhile, according to DOD Directive 1344.10, which can be found here this is a violation of the code of military conduct.  It explicitly says:

A member on active duty shall not
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Participate in partisan political management, campaigns, or conventions (unless attending a convention as a spectator when not in uniform).

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