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Soldier investigated for bragging about not saluting the flag on Facebook
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TacticalFox88
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Ugh. I don't care if she doesn't salute the flag, but you were dumb enough to brag about it?
You deserve the shit that's coming to you.
You deserve the shit that's coming to you.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
People really have to stop snitching on themselves on Facebook, same goes for twitter if the post RL pictures/ their names to it.
Broder Salsa
Banned
Oh no the horrors, better give him that 2 years prison sentence.
Kind of dumb to say that on FB though.
Kind of dumb to say that on FB though.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Sounds like the brainwashing didn't go deep enough.
Super dumb to post it publicly though. Just hide in your car like a pussy in secret, sheesh. And it wasn't even a political statement?
Super dumb to post it publicly though. Just hide in your car like a pussy in secret, sheesh. And it wasn't even a political statement?
dapperbandit
Banned
What a moron.
Besides, if you're not into the whole saluting the flag thing, why join the military?
Besides, if you're not into the whole saluting the flag thing, why join the military?
Rocket Scientist
Member
What an idiot.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Give her legal weed and she's already treading all over the flag.
BAN MARIJUANA.
BAN MARIJUANA.
Hmm.
The part where they said you're supposed to get out of your car to salute is wrong. If you're driving on the base when "colors" happens, you're just supposed to stop your car until it's done.
And even the diehard military officers might not go outside a few minutes before 0800 because they don't want to be stuck there saluting for the entire national anthem. Being indoors shields you from the requirement so you wait inside until colors is over.
It's asinine that this requires taxpayer money spent on an "investigation". Scary stuff.
And even the diehard military officers might not go outside a few minutes before 0800 because they don't want to be stuck there saluting for the entire national anthem. Being indoors shields you from the requirement so you wait inside until colors is over.
It's asinine that this requires taxpayer money spent on an "investigation". Scary stuff.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Money and opportunities. Some get hooked on the military life, and don't want to go back to being a civilian, it's a career.
I'M FINISHED!
Um exCUSE me Sakurai but CLEARLY the best choice for Smash Bros would be my fav niche character HOWEVER you are clearly INCOMPETENT and
I'm saluting the ridiculousness of this situation.
However, if you're outside of your car when the music starts playing and you ignore it and get in your car (or duck inside a building to ignore it), you can be ordered back out if a higher ranking person sees you do it.
not smart.
you can troll a lot of people. but usually not a federal body or a branch of the military. They don't have much of a sense of humor. They roll the book up like a magazine and swat you like a fly just out of sheer principle.
you can troll a lot of people. but usually not a federal body or a branch of the military. They don't have much of a sense of humor. They roll the book up like a magazine and swat you like a fly just out of sheer principle.
Oh definitely. If you're outside and you get caught out there when the music starts, you stay there and do your thing. It's cheesy and wrong to try to run and duck inside somewhere. But the article says if you're in your car you're supposed to stop the car and get out to salute. That has not been my experience in my 20 year Naval career.
airmangataosenai
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I'm in the Air Force, and I have never even once seen someone get out of their car to salute the flag. I always thought you just couldn't be driving if you're in your car during that time.
ThatCrazyGuy
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Is this an army only thing? Been on marine/navy bases all my childhood and don't remember people having to pull over and such nonsense.
In the US, it's the best way to get a second chance in life.
To me, this is no different than folks deciding to wait until 5:05 to go out instead of 4:55 to avoid retreat. She's a dumbass for posting that, but the main thing she's guilty of is being a dumbass. If you're active duty, you've saluted the flag 1000+ times , 1001 isn't going to make you any better at what you do.
King Mac of Furry Frog
Member
People have bled for that flag so it is pretty disrespectful.
No, people have bled for the men who have sent them to war. Not some piece of cloth.
Maybe she wanted to contribute to the defence of her society but has no desire to engage in ridiculous displays of obedience to an abstract concept?
No, they bled for their mates next to them or because they were ordered to do so. The flag is a piece of fabric. I think it's disrespectful to say anyone died for a piece of fabric, that wasn't why I joined the Army.
Cizeta-Moroder
Banned
This.
Personally I think it's obscene the amount of energy that people expend defending said cloth, while still acting like fucks toward their countrymen and women.
CarpeDeezNutz
Member
I can hear the National Anthem by my house, it's loud as hell but the weird thing is, is that I usually only hear it when I want to. Guess I learned to tune it out when I want to.
On topic, that was pretty dumb of her. I bet I will see a ton of posts about it later on my fb newsfeed haha.
On topic, that was pretty dumb of her. I bet I will see a ton of posts about it later on my fb newsfeed haha.
Rapp snitches telling all dey bizzness
Sit in the stand and be dey own star witness
I'm not angry she didn't salute (god knows everyone in the military has done something at least once to not stand and salute during retreat). I'm angry that she's a goddamn idiot.
They bled for what the flag represents, then? Seems like an issue of semantics. Nobody is suggesting the people died over a made in China piece of red, white and blue fabric. I mean, clearly. The flag represents the American ideals, and saluting it shows a respect and 'comradery' under those ideals, with all of your fellow soldiers. Truly disrespectful is sometime opting out because "IDGAF".
Foghorn Leghorn
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Don't know about now, but up until 96' people got out of their cars at Fort Riley. It was mainly around all the combat units since it was a huge circular road up there. If you attempted to sit in your car or duck into a building you were pretty much screwed.
Fuck all flags.
it also represents the invasion of Iraq and other nice stuff like that, there are no good flag.
it also represents the invasion of Iraq and other nice stuff like that, there are no good flag.
Pinko Marx
Banned
I got yelled at once for running inside a minute before the 1700 flag.
Almost everyone in the military avoids getting caught outside when the flag is going off.
Almost everyone in the military avoids getting caught outside when the flag is going off.
plasmawave
Banned
Dat nationalism.
Eventually people will realize that they are the real NSA. The government don't need to do jack shit.
RoninChaos
Member
What a fucking dumbass. People stay snitching on themselves with social media. Jesus. Trying to look cute got her fucked up.
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