A special warfare unit flew a Trump flag in public. Now the Navy is punishing its members.

[marybourg]

Follow-up to an eye-witness report on DU several weeks ago. Note that the punishment is not further defined.


The sight of a large blue-and-white Trump flag perched atop the lead vehicle in a military convoy was a shocking sight for some Kentucky drivers on the final weekend in January.

Video and photos of the vehicle spread rapidly online, prompting Navy officials to open an investigation after they confirmed that the convoy was from a special warfare unit from Virginia Beach.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/03/01/a-special-warfare-unit-flew-a-trump-flag-in-public-now-the-navy-is-punishing-its-members/?utm_term=.7394cc82d092&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

[MineralMan]

1. Oopsie!

Trump's bad...

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Good. While they are all quite entitled to their

own political opinions, they must not confuse those with the job they are doing.

[gopiscrap]

3. Good! they should all be court martialed, given lengthy

prison sentences, forfeit their benefits and cashiered out of the military in a public ceremony

[hack89]

5. No. The law is not that strict.

They will get letters of reprimand in accordance with the UCMJ.

[LanternWaste]

6. As the DoD is not allowing us the sentence, I suppose your allegation is as good as any.

As the DoD is not allowing us the sentence, I suppose your allegation is as good as any.

[hack89]

7. I just understand the UCMJ

after 20 years in the military. What they did doesn't rise to the level of a criminal felony which is what it takes to be sent to prison.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

8. This infraction rates a good chewing-out, extra KP, more pushups, loss of liberty, maybe up to ...

... an Article 15 summary punishment, which can result in some loss of pay, but does not become part of the "permanent record".

It's no felony, no court martial, no prison, no draw-and-quartering, no keel-hauling.

As far as infractions go, this one is very minor.

[sarge43]

23. Also can include demotion, bad time

If any of those clowns are noncoms, an Art 15 is a serious hit.

[KittyWampus]

25. I can see where the military wouldn't want to forfeit the training that went into some of them...

I guess.

[sarge43]

26. That can be a consideration

Another is what has been their duty performance up to that point. Do they have clean records or tidy files of *uck ups?

[gladium et scutum]

39. Yes they do.

Hard work can cover up sin.

[Cha]

33. Makes me wonder if they knew the rule and just didn't care

or what?

Mahalo, sarge

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

38. Aren't most Special Operations troops Noncoms, or officers?

I don't recall seeing any E-4 or below.

Anyway, what these clowns DESERVE is a big chewing out, nothing more. If anything formal is actually done, it's because of the press and pressure from above.

[Panich52]

32. I equate it w/ general who put Biblical messages on weapons

and thought of his command in MidEast as a Crusade. He was forced to resign his commission, but since these "Trump crusaders" aren't commanders, punishments you suggest are fine with me.

[malaise]

37. I'll never forget that

and this is just as bad.

[gladium et scutum]

40. A glimmer of common sense

a couple of yahoos show a Trump flag. Article 15 (aka Captains Mast) at most. Chew their ass, maybe restrict the for a while. Doesn't rise to anywhere near the level of a Felony (Courts Martial) level offense.

[sarisataka]

9. You forgot tar and feathering

and their families cursed unto the third and fourth generation

[gopiscrap]

11. I would support that

[bluedigger]

29. You could have them walk the plank.

But being Seals and all, they'd probably just swim home.

[Doreen]

27. That is what I thougt.

Miserable little fucks.

[world wide wally]

4. Deport them to Trumplandia

[Initech]

10. Kentucky *IS* Trumplandia!

Wouldn't be much of a change.

[Cha]

35. lol

[Tiggeroshii]

12. Definitely was pending a ucmj

Action

[Aviation Pro]

13. One question...

...that was not answered in the article is whether the occupants of the vehicle were SEALs or support personnel. My guess is that it was the latter.

[marybourg]

21. Yes, that definitely should have been addressed

in the article, even if it had to be along the lines of: we were not able to discover whether . . . and then they should get back with an update when they did find out.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Blue and White with some red

[heaven05]

15. excellent....

move to the next foxhole please, I don't want you watching my back. Need someone I can trust.

[meow2u3]

16. They should at least be dishonorably discharged

That would be the mildest punishment. They actually deserve a court-martial, convictions, and years in the brig and then a dishonorable discharge.

[linuxman]

18. LOL, what?

Convictions for which felony crime?

Jesus, some of you posters are unhinged.

[Cha]

36. No, it's trump fanatics who are "unhinged".

[malthaussen]

20. On what grounds?

Show me where they violated the UCMJ in a fashion deserving of such penalty.

Article 15, maybe. Even that is going overboard, but they did piss off the wrong people.

-- Mal

[sarge43]

24. Oh please.

What punishment would you hand out for serious crimes - treason, mutiny, etc? Drawing and quartering?

Don't use sledge hammers to kill flies.

[TrollBuster9090]

17. It was stupid, and more than a little disturbing for them to do that, considering that the last time

...the last time a major industrialized country allowed a subgroup of their military to fly a flag dedicated to a specific political party, and a specific political leader...it was THIS FLAG. We all know how that turned out.

[keithbvadu2]

19. Did they fly it before or after Trump killed SEAL Chief Owens?

Did they fly it before or after Trump killed SEAL Chief Owens?

[malthaussen]

22. Well before. n/t

[billh58]

28. It would not serve

any purpose to make martyrs out these Trumpeteers. The less attention they receive the better for our side, and I have a feeling that their peers will not let them forget this asinine act of faux-patriotism quickly.

[Gothmog]

30. These idiots deserve to be punished

[Cha]

31. So trump fanaticism got some members of the Navy in trouble.. the SEALS

have already been struck by him.

[Ken Burch]

34. It's the U.S. Navy...not the Trump Navy.