tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762223684746484243.post8484764787371325453..comments2024-03-26T17:28:04.126-07:00Comments on Pick Your Battles: Freedom of Speech in the Military - Sgt Gary SteinPickYourBattles.Nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16448529287854593110noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762223684746484243.post-53007914016708560442012-04-04T16:14:49.376-07:002012-04-04T16:14:49.376-07:00PYB, bigger issue...this is very undefined territo...PYB, bigger issue...this is very undefined territory. The military is "24/7" in the minds of the control freak generals only. The truth is, troops didn't swear away their right to speak their own mind in public...so long as they don't try to imply either that their position is endorsed by a segment of the government's forces (shade's of Cesear's X Legion) or they don't imply that their beliefs override their ability to adhere to the orders issued to them. Sgt Stein walked on the cliff's edge and, in this case, the ground gave way underneath him. I don't have a perfect position on this, but that's because he's out on the frontier. Is he a threat to the President's ability to command the U.S. military? No. Did he flirt close enough to the line that he got fragged? Yes. What would I do if I was his CC? I'd have the long talk...but I would come down on the side of retention because, ultimately, running this guy up the flagpole makes his conduct a bigger deal than it should have been. I need people who think like this in the service.Jeremy Renkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596927625645184950noreply@blogger.com