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Oh, its an airman. Guys, there is the military and then there is the Air Force. Lets let this one slide.
no, not authorized
Specifically, 10 USC, Subtitle A, Part II, Chapter 45, Sections 771 and 772.
Section 771 states:
Except as otherwise provided by law, no person except a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, as the case may be, may wear -
(1) the uniform, or a distinctive part of the uniform, of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps; or
(2) a uniform any part of which is similar to a distinctive part of the uniform of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps
Section 772 lists some exceptions:
(a) A member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard may wear the uniform prescribed for the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be.
(b) A member of the Naval Militia may wear the uniform prescribed for the Naval Militia.
(c) A retired officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may bear the title and wear the uniform of his retired grade.
(d) A person who is discharged honorably or under honorable conditions from the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may wear his uniform while going from the place of discharge to his home, within three months after his discharge.
(e) A person not on active duty who served honorably in time of war in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may bear the title, and, when authorized by regulations prescribed by the President, wear the uniform, of the highest grade held by him during that war.
(f) While portraying a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, an actor in a theatrical or motion-picture production may wear the uniform of that armed force if the portrayal does not tend to discredit that armed force.
(g) An officer or resident of a veterans’ home administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs may wear such uniform as the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe.
(h) While attending a course of military instruction conducted by the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, a civilian may wear the uniform prescribed by that armed force if the wear of such uniform is specifically authorized under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
(i) Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe, a citizen of a foreign country who graduates from an Air Force school may wear the appropriate aviation badges of the Air Force.
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DoD DIRECTIVE 1344.10
b. A member on AD shall not:
(1) Use his or her official authority or influence for interfering with an election; affecting the course or outcome of an election; soliciting votes for a particular candidate or issue; or requiring or soliciting political contributions from others.
(2) Be a candidate for, or hold, civil office except as authorized in subsections D.2. and D.3., below.
(3) Participate in partisan political management, campaigns, or conventions.
(4) Make campaign contributions to another r of the Armed Forces or an employee of the Federal Government.
If I recall you can wear the uniform as long as it’s a parade or some other function as long as it does Not discredit the Air Force.
It’s not OK to wear a political badge with it though.
Well, you certainly can’t shame him. Democrats have no shame.
And the military can’t discipline him if he has been discharged.
So, if he’s just violating protocol, I don’t see how you can stop him. Only if he’s breaking the law, which seems doubful to me.
That position by the military could have changed since I retired 25 years ago but it is still the guidance I use.
Not an opinion ...
1. military regulations can not be applied to a civilian.
2. if said person is no longer in the military (including ready reaserves) - regs do not apply (for Officers this may be different!)
3. if said person represented himself (other than the simple wearing of the uniform) as a member of the military - he “might” have violated some portions of the USC regarding the impersonation of an “officer”.
We had another one recently, a guy named Rick Stradlof masquerading as Rick Duncan who claimed to be a Marine veteran. He was campaigning for Democrats, too.
I’ll never have to worry about that if I run. I can’t fit in it anymore. Barely.
Based on the angle of the picture it looks like the Air Force Booth is set up next to the Democrat booth. Look at the blue divider curtain, to which a white poster is attached.
Nothing wrong with this when you actually examine the picture.
The following is the Department of Defense instruction regarding wearing the uniform:
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/133401p.pdf
Extracts:
3.2. Former members of the Armed Forces, unless under another provision of this Instruction or under the terms of Section 772 of title 10, United States Code (reference (d)), who served honorably during a declared or undeclared war and whose most recent service was terminated under honorable conditions may wear the uniform in the highest grade held during such war service only on the following occasions and in the course of travel incident thereto:
3.2.1. Military funerals, memorial services, weddings, and inaugurals.
3.2.2. Parades on National or State holidays; or other parades or ceremonies of a patriotic character in which any Active or Reserve United States military unit is taking part.
3.2.3. Wearing of the uniform or any part thereof at any other time or for any other purposes is prohibited.
a real vet would never treat the uniform as a prop. This is obvious a person that was let go for other than honorable reasons or an impostor.
I remember that my dad ripped my mom for altering his dress uniform for a class play. We had to go out on the Sunday before the play and find a cheap suit and glue fake patches on it.