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Originally Posted by Can't Know
How is his following his beliefs -- when not on duty -- a violation of that principle?
Or are you arguing that soldiers must check all of their beliefs at the door when they sign up and be automatons while serving?
Or are you arguing that when he's on the front line he's thinking that he may not shoot the enemy this time because gays are getting married in the US?
Hopefully your narrowmindedness and prejudice also would extend so that the army should have kicked Nidal Hassan out pretty much as soon as he expressed an interest in Islam.
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Without all the details, one can only make assumptions about how private the promotion party was. Also whether or not it was attended by members of the media or superior officers.
A Master Sergeant should know better than to involve himself publicly in such a charged partisan issue. Politics is for politicians, not enlisted men.
Seems like he just couldn't resist trying to make his own little statement when he had the conch, and it bit him right in the rear.
I would wager that many servicemen supported the Chik-fil-a position, which is their right, just not when in uniform or when representing the United States Military.