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| Second Sailor 'Under Review' for Refusing to Stand for Anthem |
| 2016-09-24 |
| [Mil.com] Call it the Kaepernick effect. As more pro athletes around the country follow San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's lead and take a knee for the Star Spangled Banner in protest, a second sailor has gone public with her own gesture of solidarity. Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Janaye Ervin, a reservist on active duty within U.S. Pacific Fleet, is subject to administrative actions, still under review, for refusing to stand for the national anthem while in uniform Sept. 19, Bill Doughty, a spokesman for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Public Affairs told Military.com. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 One poor excuse for a man inspires the multitudes of zombies to partake in desecration. All for a failed premise, hearsay, and bearing false witness (Calumny). |
| Posted by: newc 2016-09-24 13:55 |
| #8 Dishonorable discharge applies to her, even if she gets an invite to the WH. |
| Posted by: Mugsy Glink 2016-09-24 12:53 |
| #7 Article 15 Disciplinary action which would automatically trigger a CCF Clearance suspension. This person should by all rights be on the fast track to a DD 214 that reads Dishonorable. But....where is Bergdahl prosecution for a far greater crime? I no longer hav much confidence in the integrity of the senior officer corps when these kinds of things fester. Sadly, it will take years to flush out the garbage that Champ has allowed to be put in place across the spectrum of the services, and I doubt we have the years before the ChiComs or a resurgent Russia pushes the line. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2016-09-24 12:51 |
| #6 We have a C-in-C who couldn't get a clearance without having been elected to his current position, and a CIA Director who admitted voting for the Communist candidate for Prez shortly after the end of the Vietnam War. Pretty much par for the course in this day and age. Makes you wonder what kind of personnel Obama will bequeath to his successor. If Trump is elected, he'd better have a looonng purge list prepared. Don't make the mistake Dubya made. |
| Posted by: charger 2016-09-24 12:40 |
| #5 Warrants a Central Clearance Facility (CCF) suspension of access pending a formal investigation. Better to error on the side of caution. There could be other issues. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-09-24 12:18 |
| #4 The media will make him a hero and the Pentagon will declare that actual loyalty is no longer a requirement for service. Indeed disloyalty will be rewarded with promotion. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-09-24 11:58 |
| #3 Intelligence Specialist Mr/Mz Manning to the courtesy phone. When such behavior is publicly shown, yank the security clearance immediately. If you haven't reached the political officer (O8-9) level in grade, your oath still applies. To paraphrase a SCOTUS opinion, if you want to act as a lightning rod, don't be surprised you're struck by lightning. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-09-24 11:54 |
| #2 I understand that a steel-toed boot to the kneecap can make it difficult to stand. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-09-24 11:49 |
| #1 How about a weekend in the brig? |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-09-24 11:43 |