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Are Military Personnel Allowed To Wear Their Uniforms To Political Protests? (Vanity Question)
Freerepublic ^ | 10/26/2011 | Dallas59

Posted on 10/26/2011 3:51:06 AM PDT by Dallas59

Even if you've left?



Just asking.


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KEYWORDS: question; vanity
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1 posted on 10/26/2011 3:51:19 AM PDT by Dallas59
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To: Dallas59

no


2 posted on 10/26/2011 3:53:39 AM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" ~ Ronald Wilson Reagan)
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To: Dallas59

No.


3 posted on 10/26/2011 3:54:33 AM PDT by Condor51 (Yo Hoffa, so you want to 'take out conservatives'. Well okay Jr - I'm your Huckleberry)
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To: Dallas59

http://www.ig.navy.mil/complaints/Complaints%20%20%28Political%20Activities%20of%20Military%20Members%29.htm
“”Personnel, including reserve forces, are prohibited from wearing military uniforms at political campaign or election events. Attendance at rallies, meetings and conventions as a spectator and not in uniform is allowed.””


4 posted on 10/26/2011 3:56:03 AM PDT by iowamark (Rick Perry says I'm heartless.)
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To: Dallas59

I can’t speak for Naval regulations, but Army - definitely not. Retirees and honorably discharged Army may wear their dress uniform to funerals, at patriotic parades or parades on national holidays, and while travelling to their home of record within three months of discharge. Any other purpose is prohibited (with few exceptions such as teaching at a military facility).

It is a shame to see someone degrade the uniform. It is a poor choice and in bad taste.


5 posted on 10/26/2011 3:59:54 AM PDT by RobertClark (It's better to look goofy with a rifle, than civilized with an exit wound.)
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To: Dallas59

Male service members shall not wear earrings while wearing their uniforms. Guess this thailor missed that block of instruction.


6 posted on 10/26/2011 4:04:07 AM PDT by Molon Labbie ("It's free, swipe your EBT!")
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To: iowamark
“”Personnel, including reserve forces, are prohibited from wearing military uniforms at political campaign or election events. Attendance at rallies, meetings and conventions as a spectator and not in uniform is allowed.””

It applies to people who are still serving, active or reserves. My guess is the squid in the picture is no longer serving. Same with the OWSNYC Marine.
7 posted on 10/26/2011 4:05:01 AM PDT by AnyStreetFL (www.AnyStreet.org - Conservative Community Organizing, ACORN without the evil)
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To: Dallas59

Y-M-C-A
It’s fun to be at the Y-M-C-A


8 posted on 10/26/2011 4:06:57 AM PDT by silverleaf (Common sense is not so common - Voltaire)
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To: RobertClark

Unless it’s for a funeral or parade....the only other place is a Halloween costume party. Maybe the political rally counts as a costume party, in the eyes of some folks.


9 posted on 10/26/2011 4:13:10 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Dallas59

NO. You can however throw someone else’s medals over the white house fence as a protest.


10 posted on 10/26/2011 4:15:11 AM PDT by outofsalt ("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
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You can however throw someone else’s medals over the white house fence as a protest.

Thanks for the early morning reminder of what a Commie traitor puke Kerry is.

Did you know he was in Vietnam? /s

11 posted on 10/26/2011 4:19:49 AM PDT by exit82 (Democrats are the enemies of freedom.)
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To: Dallas59

Answer is Yes, when they are bashing punk skulls with the butts of their M-16’s.


12 posted on 10/26/2011 4:26:28 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Dallas59

Does a male wearing an earring in his right ear mean the same thing it did when I was a teen?!


13 posted on 10/26/2011 4:33:52 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: Dallas59
He probably bought the uniform on ebay,
14 posted on 10/26/2011 4:47:01 AM PDT by BigCinBigD
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To: momtothree

My hero Robert Dornan wore his uniform(he was an officer) while marching with Martin Luther King in the 60’s.


15 posted on 10/26/2011 4:48:13 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Dallas59
NO, NO, NO, and Hell NO!, does that answer the question.
16 posted on 10/26/2011 5:07:52 AM PDT by org.whodat (Just another heartless American, hated by Perry and his fellow demorats.)
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To: Dallas59

no-

But notice the gay earing on this seamen.

That’s sort of what the Democrats wanted all along.


17 posted on 10/26/2011 5:09:07 AM PDT by Red6
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To: RobertClark
It says he left the navy in June, probably a section 8.
18 posted on 10/26/2011 5:09:08 AM PDT by org.whodat (Just another heartless American, hated by Perry and his fellow demorats.)
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To: momtothree
"Left ear buccaneer, right ear queer."

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

19 posted on 10/26/2011 5:27:48 AM PDT by wku man (Who says conservatives don't rock? http://www.bigdawgmusicmafia.com)
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Then it’s the same as when I was a teen... Thanks!


20 posted on 10/26/2011 5:40:45 AM PDT by momtothree
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