That is an outrageous expectation.
Probably because the FIBs will be opening fire on the crowd in order to get more gun control.
Nothing new. Regs always prohibited troops from attending political events. Of course.
This sounds like more of “our democracy” at work....
My response would be “With all due respect, sir, GFYourself.”
I would consider putting out a reminder that attending this in uniform is out of line, but threatening their service by attending in civilian cloths. No way.
when I was stationed there back in the 70’s we used to call it Mind-rot
As of 2020 DOD says military personnel are allowed to attend political events but not in uniform. They are not allowed to have leadership roles or actively participate in political programs. But as for attendance, yeah.
My memory is that we could not participate in political events that could be violent.
When I was in I was pushing it by being involved with the Nisqually Indians when they were armed, the CID may have missed that though.
The text message to Minot Air Force Base personnel, which was obtained by Fox News, stated, “Leaders, please exercise caution if downtown this weekend.”
The text message cautioned any base personnel who were thinking of going into town while the event was taking place last Friday to “be careful” and “reach out for any concerns.”
Minot Air Force Base is aware that an unofficial message about a local event in the City of Minot was sent in a text message group. The message was based on incorrect data and sent outside of official base messaging platforms. Once the error was identified, base security officials corrected the message traffic to categorize the event as a local political fundraiser, with no security concerns. Further, the updated message communicated there were no issues with military members participating in their personal capacity – in line with their First Amendment rights. All Air Force Airmen have a Constitutional right to freedom of assembly. That said there are some limitations placed on an Airman’s ability to participate in political events in an official capacity. These limitations are set by ethical guidelines in the Code of Federal Regulations in order to maintain the politically neutral stance of the US Military.
Command needs to be relieved of Duty.
https://search.brave.com/search?q=wearing+military+uniform+to+Pride+events&source=desktop
“Some animals are more equal than others...”
This must end.
Most here will not join and they actively discourage others from joining our military so who cares?
Legally they can’t stop them. Those that go can’t wear a uniform. It’s that simple.
Air Force taking order from the CAC Biden?.
The party is going to get more radical before 2024 it’s a winner takes all deal now everything is on the line.
Fasten seat belts
Will they be punished if they vote for Trump?
WTH?!
Dig deeper and you will find a (woke) wing commander looking for a promotion and a star.
It is the only qualification needed for today’s military.
Well, the USAF then needs to issue the same warning to any AF service member about attending ANY political rally, meeting, confab, workshop, etc., REGARDLESS the party affiliation or sponsor. Failure to do so exposes the USAF as partisan, and THAT is anathema to the function and purpose of the US military.
BTW: I am a USAF veteran.