He is retired, dumbass!
Uniform regulations are not punishable under the UCMJ, and the entire thing looks like a photoshopped picture to me.
Fraternization? He's retired!
Conduct unbecoming is hard to prove simply by a picture. Good luck with that!
I told you that you know nothing about the UCMJ.
A. This guy likely took this picture the day of his retirement. (IE the day he had his retirement ceremony) No one retires without taking terminal leave, so this idiot was likely not actually retired when this went down. He was likely 60+ days from it.
B. Even if he were officially retired you can still be charged under the UCMJ as an active-duty retiree.
Yes, the UCMJ code allows certain retirees to be court-martialed. Today, certain legal cases are challenging the longstanding rules.
www.jordanucmjlaw.com
"The UCMJ normally does not apply to veterans. Specifically, veterans cannot be court-martialed if they were discharged from active duty before they reached 20 years of service or retired from the reserves and aren’t entitled to retirement pay until age 60.
However, the following two groups of retirees are treated like active-duty members and can be charged under the UCMJ:
- Active-duty veterans who retired from the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, or Coast Guard and are entitled to immediate retirement pay
- Navy-Marine Corps Fleet Reservists (those who retired from the Navy or Marine Corps between 20 and 30 years of service)"
C. Uniform Regulations are an order (they arent a suggestion) and if you violate them, you are in violation of Article 92.
Any person subject to this chapter who– (1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation; (2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by any member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or (3) is...
ucmj.us
"(1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or
REGULATION;
(2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by any member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or
(3) is derelict in the performance of his duties;"
(my emphasis)
D. For 133, I could get a conviction from a jury with 1 sentence. "He was promoting a sexual kink in his uniform, in public, here's a photo of it." You're honor I rest my case.
E. He obviously had an inappropriate relationship with subordinates. The pictures of the other military members showing their little dog masks IN UNIFORM mind you, giving their farewells on social media. You'll notice the ranks, Specialist and Sgt. That's E-4 and 5. Again. 1-2 sentences and the pictures and I've got my conviction. How much do you want to bet if you went back into those moron's social media histories there are all kinds of photos of this nature, not that you would need them to get a conviction.
So tell me again who the "dumb ass" is.