They’ve basically questioned his stability. It’s a simple episode. I would say out of twenty-odd times that I’ve seen it applied....half the time, it was justified. I recall in one deployment situation, we have a navy O-4 who was in serious need of hospital time and two burly guard were brought in to escort the guy to a mental unit.
In this case...I’d be curious what else he has said about his place of employment. The other curious thing....if he won’t take orders to Afghanistan...how could he take orders and work in a normal military environment on a daily basis? With this thinking...which I’m only speculating his government bosses via the contract...might have easily determined that he could not possibly take orders in his normal civilian job. Whether right or not...it’s a curious scenario.
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This was posted and puts an entirely different light on the situation.
As I read it he didn’t refuse the order to deploy, he filed suit to find out if it was a lawful order.
DOD’s response was to cancel his military deployment and to inform his employer that he was no longer welcome at his civilian job at McDill Air Force base, effectively firing him.
“how could he take orders and work in a normal military environment on a daily basis”
You make a good point, but I would also remind you that as a soldier he has sworn to uphold the constitution of the united states, not obey the commander and chief.