The death of free speech....
Keep in mind, it the US Military, not the US Boy Scouts. There is no "free speech" in the military. There is only speech allowed under the UCMJ and Presidential directive and DoD or Service Branch policies that are developed from the UCMJ and those directives.
As I recall back when Nixon was president it was OK for active duty army personel to have anti Nixon bumper stickes and say things against the then sitting president.
But then he was White.
Yep...
“If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking is freedom.” - Ike