The Associated Press: Marines discharge sergeant for Facebook posts
Marines discharge sergeant for Facebook posts
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press 10 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) A sergeant will be discharged for criticizing President Barack Obama on Facebook in a case that called into question the Pentagon's policies about social media and its limits on the speech of active duty military personnel, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.
Sgt. Gary Stein will get an other-than-honorable discharge and lose most of his benefits for violating the policies, the Corps said.
The San Diego-area Marine who has served nine years in the Corps said he was disappointed by the decision. He argued that he was exercising his constitutional rights to free speech.
"I love the Marine Corps, I love my job. I wish it wouldn't have gone this way. I'm having a hard time seeing how 15 words on Facebook could have ruined my nine-year career," he told The Associated Press.
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I do not disagree with him about Obama. But no one can go around bashing the boss and expect to stay in good standing. Public sector or private sector. If you are going to have a career anywhere you have to be prudent in your use of words about your employer.
Bingo!
Works the same way in the private sector. No freedom of speech when it comes to ciritcizing the boss.
Unless maybe you have a union contract?
Bwahaha..
I love the irony dripping from this thread about freedom of speech.