Alleged active duty female soldier in uniform blasts trump at anti ICE protest in Dallas

[drudge X]

The OP article clearly says she is an ex-soldier.

WW

It's a confusing article. Title says veteran. Opening words in the first sentence, A uniformed US army veteran. Did she wear the uniform to criticize Trump to gain exposure?

 

[WorldWatcher]

It's a confusing article. Title says veteran. Opening words in the first sentence, A uniformed US army veteran. Did she wear the uniform to criticize Trump to gain exposure?

Probably.

WW

 

[Crepitus]

The problem is defining "free speech".

That is a problem your ilk has had pretty much since Reagan.

The rest of us have it pretty well understood, thanks.

 

[drudge X]

The problem is defining "free speech". Where does responsibility end and nastiness and destruction of others begin. Where do we define threats. Real threats. Not mouthing off. There are people who are not very good. And they may be revered by others.

There is no free speech for those currently serving but this free speech is irrelevant with social media. Say something that hurt someone's feeling even though the critique is truthful and caught on camera, your career can end.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Now to throw a wrench in the works.

And I'd appreciate someone more familiar with the Army chiming in as I'm retired Navy.

With the Army you have an enlistment, but my understanding is that there is a Minimum Obligated Service (MSO), after your initial enlistment you are transferred to the Army Individual Ready Reserve if the period of active duty did not satisfy the requirement.

Is it possible that her enlistment time on active duty didn't meat her MSO and she is in some form of inactive reserve status? I don't know, someone with more information than I would have to share.


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[Mac-7]

A veteran.

WW

Could be

Probably so but thats not confirmed

 

[Mac-7]

YOu kids hate free speech so much...

The US military is supposed to be non political

 

[justoffal]

Army veteran joins anti-ICE protest in Dallas and ‘calls on conscience’ of fellow service members

‘We have a duty, a moral obligation to say no and resist,’ uniformed ex-soldier says at Texas demonstration, rebuking President Donald Trump for involving the military in domestic law enforcement

www.yahoo.com

If she is active duty military she’s toast

Unless she’s in the Mexican army

Libs might get away with that under biden and lloyd austin but not trump and pete hegseth

Adios!

Just because she's wearing the uniform doesn't mean she's active duty.

 

[Mac-7]

The OP article clearly says she is an ex-soldier.

It implies that, but does not actually say it

And she is dressed as an active duty soldier

 

[Mac-7]

Just because she's wearing the uniform doesn't mean she's active duty.

I agree

 

[WorldWatcher]

The US military is supposed to be non political

Unless of course you can use them for poltical purposes.

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[Zincwarrior]

Not confusing at all.

She's a veteran not active duty.

WW

Then why is she wearing a uniform and why is there an article about her?

 

[Crepitus]

The US military is supposed to be non political

YOu need to explain that to tRump, not me. He's the one who replaced all the generals and such with his political appointees.

 

[WorldWatcher]

It implies that, but does not actually say it

And she is dressed as an active duty soldier

From the OP article:

"A uniformed U.S. Army veteran has..."

"subsequently identified as Carmen Colado, a former U.S. Army intelligence analyst,..."

Seems pretty clear.

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[22lcidw]

That is a problem your ilk has had pretty much since Reagan.

The rest of us have it pretty well understood, thanks.

There were people who made comments under the last Prog Presidents and what we got was free speech has consequences. Agendas affect what we say or do also. a person that screws with another should e chastised and fired if employed. We do not do that. There are people who end up suing aft er they leave the position from those who with them. Some of it can be justified though. The good guys should be anyone in government. That is not the truth as we know at times. Plus, politics can come into it. We need to trust the government employee if he is a good guy because there is no trust in the bad guy unless there is no choice. So, do any people trust drug cartels due to unsavory political conditions with the government servant running roughshod over the citizen? Central and South America seem to have this problem more than we do. And may head there.

 

[Zincwarrior]

From the OP article:

"A uniformed U.S. Army veteran has..."

"subsequently identified as Carmen Colado, a former U.S. Army intelligence analyst,..."

Seems pretty clear.

WW

Then why is she wearing a uniform, and why is there an article about her? She's just a Jo Shmo at that point.

 

[WorldWatcher]

Then why is she wearing a uniform and why is there an article about her?

You'd have to ask her and the author of the article.

I'm assuming it's about showing that it's OK to be a veteran against trump.

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[Crepitus]

Then why is she wearing a uniform, and why is there an article about her? She's just a Jo Shmo at that point.

She's making a point.

 

[task0778]

Coupla things. Just because she's wearing a uniform doesn't mean she actually has some affiliation with a branch of the military. It might not have been her uniform, maybe she got it from someone else. So, who the hell is she? If she does have an existing connection to the military then she is subject to the UCMJ (military law), which if I'm not mistaken denies personnel the right to take part in political while wearing the uniform unless she has permission to do so.

Is it possible that her enlistment time on active duty didn't meat her MSO and she is in some form of inactive reserve status? I don't know, someone with more information than I would have to share.

It could be that her MSO came and went and she has no remaining connection to the military. I am not sure if it illegal for her to wear that uniform to include name and rank if she has no actual military affiliation. Might be a federal law that says you can't do that.

But if she does have some affiliation even if it's an inactive one then they can go after her under the UCMJ. Probably not jail time, but she could lose whatever benefits she may have. At this point we don't really know any specifics, so it's all just guesswork. But I do not like somebody using the uniform to make political judgements and if there was a law that was broken then I hope they throw the book at her.

 

[justoffal]

From the OP article:

"A uniformed U.S. Army veteran has..."

"subsequently identified as Carmen Colado, a former U.S. Army intelligence analyst,..."

Seems pretty clear.

WW

She can still lose her pension.