Joe Miller Hates the Military...Throws soldiers under the bus

[maxrandb]

Interesting. These two Army guys are in "deep-kimshee", and they should be, BUT...isn't it great how the "fantastically patriotic, he-man cojones slurping tea-bagger" Miller quickly throws these soldiers under the bus? I draw your attention to the bolded text below.

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... Meanwhile, the Army says that two of the guards who assisted in the arrest of the journalist and who tried to prevent two other reporters from filming the detention were active-duty soldiers moonlighting for Miller's security contractor, the Drop Zone, a Spenard surplus store and protection service.

The soldiers, Spc. Tyler Ellingboe, 22, and Sgt. Alexander Valdez, 31, are assigned to the 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Fort Richardson. Maj. Bill Coppernoll, the public affairs officer for the Army in Alaska, said the two soldiers did not have permission from their current chain of command to work for the Drop Zone, but the Army was still researching whether previous company or brigade commanders authorized their employment.

The Army allows off-duty soldiers to take outside employment if the job doesn't interfere with their readiness, doesn't risk their own injury and doesn't negatively affect the "good order" and discipline of their unit, Coppernoll said.

... Miller's chief guard at the Middle School event, Drop Zone owner William Fulton, said it wasn't his job to ensure soldiers complied with the regulations, though he said he informs them of their duty.

... He said the two soldiers called him Monday and said they may be in trouble.

[GeorgeGist]

1. I draw your attention to the fact that ...

William Fulton is not Joe Miller.

[atreides1]

2. Was there ever any doubt?

As for the Army's excuse, it's BS. The soldier has to sign a form and that form is then placed into their personnel files kept at the local level.

So, those records should be readily available. The Army is just playing for time, because of the possible fact that these two soldiers may be chargeable under the UCMJ, for violating Army Regulations, and for working after duty without authorization.