Ok. It was a training casket however, what message does it send when she posts that disrespectful attitude on her Facebook page? My husband was in the guard years after his service in Vietnam. Rest assured he took funeral duty very seriously. Perhaps these young people haven’t seen enough of what puts a soldier into those caskets to respect it or seen an old soldier die that they love.
You all that say it is no big deal probably haven’t buried your own. It’s shameful. As Americans we are prince to dark humor but with respect I think, not posting om Facebook. /rant
I personally did funeral duty and my guys never acted like this, at least not that I know of. And I have been to funerals of family where military honors were rendered. The ceremony is touching and very much appreciated by the families.
What I'm reacting to is the "get a rope" tenor of the posts. Soldiers doing something stupid is nothing new and something like this shouldn't result in her being kicked out. I saw plenty of dumb things in my day and we handled that stuff in the unit. It could be as simple as the commander telling them to knock it off up to formal Article 15 nonjudicial punishment, which can result in extra duty or restriction, or in serious cases forfeiture of pay and/or reduction in grade.
The main difference I can see between my era and the present is that soldiers have cell phone cameras and sometimes post their stupid stuff on Facebook. Once it's out on the Internet, you can't get it back.