Posted on 05/16/2013 6:22:13 PM PDT by tellw
Even though he is the commander in chief, there are some orders that even President Obama cannot give - as he found out today, much to the mirth of a put-upon U.S. Marine.
Hosting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Rose Garden today, the president requested a standing Marine to open an umbrella and protect his head from the light rain that was falling. However, according to Marine Corps regulations, not even the President of the United States can request a serving officer to carry an umbrella without the express permission of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
The Marine Corp Manual, which is the bible for all soldiers serving specifically states that the soldiers uniform dress code does not allow the carrying of an umbrella and 'no officer or official shall issue instructions which conflict with, alter, or amend any provision without the approval of the Commandant of the Marine Corps.' Indeed, male Marines are informed never to carry an umbrella from the earliest phases of training.
Regulation MCO P1020.34F of the Marine Corps Uniform Regulations chapter 3, rules out any use or carrying of an umbrella while a Marine is in uniform.
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I thought it was ok if it was to protect a superior and it was open.
If it were anyone but Obama,I have to say give the Marine a pass on this.
There was no superior involved.
Well to use Obamian logic, we need to court martial the Marine and give Obama a raise.
I drove a car for an old admiral long ago , I may have used an umbrella too .. I’ll do 50 push-ups for penance.
Strange etiquette but.. You’d think a turkey like O would know when to come out of the rain.. but how’s he gonna stick it to the Marines otherwise? Semper Fi.
HA!
Well, as much as we loathe it obama is CiC and his “requests” (orders) supercede the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Actually it's the bible for Marines. Soldiers have their own version.
Our presidential putz should hold his own umbrella. Marines are defenders of America, not his personal toadies. The Clintons were a disgrace in the White House. The Obamas are worse.
The one and only “Book of Knowledge”.
When I saw this, this morning, I yelled at the TV, “Where are the white house staff????”
Reminds me of when Hitlery “encouraged” WH military liaisons to circulate at functions serving drinks and picking up empties. She was quickly corrected by the Pentagon.
Impeach the bum!
Seems more a function of his civilian aides or Secret Service detail.
It's like he, and his administration is openly inviting assasination attempts.
Obama’s version of suiciding for his cause?
Yeah, that quote made me irritable.
“The Clintons were a disgrace in the White House. The Obamas are worse.”
There’s no respect for tradition there, no respect for protocol, only a consciousness of their own egos; they are the center of the world.
IMHO
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