The policy shouldn’t make it necessary for animal lovers to hide their dogs or cats. The policy should allow for soldiers to have their pets screened by veterinarians, and vaccinated. Troops can pay for it out of their own checks. These zero-tolerance policies are a pathway to failure, and often remove some of our best and brightest for foolish reasons, or even lead to death in the cases you cite. Leadership positions are so often filled with fools and sycophants. It’s a shame, really.
Well, all it took was the simple ability to obey simple orders. For an officer, no less.
There’s little enough medical support for people in-theater, now you want to provide pet care services? It’s a frickin’ combat zone, not a city park. Get back to reality.
These animals aren’t their personal pets from back home. These aren’t domesticated animals anymore - they’re feral; you know, basically wild. Would you allow a feral raccoon to sit in your lap?
Zero-tolerance has a specific use here. Rabies is not a pleasant way to die. This person’s selfishness has now negatively impacted the unit’s ability to perform it’s mission.
Oh, yeah. A MEDICAL officer, no less. No excuses.