Retired Lt Gen Gary Volesky, Army's ex-top spokesman, suspended after mocking Jill Biden tweet saying rights of women had been stolen in Roe decision

[basquebromance]

Smh. What, he doesn't have free speech /sarcasm

Army suspends general after tweet appearing to mock Jill Biden

Retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky had signed a contract after he retired to advise active-duty officers as a senior mentor.

www.axios.com

 

[Meister]

I'm sure he's smart enough to know that a suspension or some kind of blowback was a possibility.
After all, it's a Brandon Administration.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Smh. What, he doesn't have free speech /sarcasm

Army suspends general after tweet appearing to mock Jill Biden

Retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky had signed a contract after he retired to advise active-duty officers as a senior mentor.

www.axios.com

Good. You don't diss the Commander's wife while in uniform. Bye Felicia.

 

[basquebromance]

America sucks

 

[Zincwarrior]

America sucks

You are free to leave. I suggest Ciudad Juarez.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Good. You don't diss the Commander's wife while in uniform. Bye Felicia.

Did you miss the part about him being retired ?

 

[basquebromance]

You are free to leave. I suggest Ciudad Juarez.

the rest of the world sucks more

 

[Zincwarrior]

the rest of the world sucks more

Ok you got me there.

 

[Zincwarrior]

He's retired. Tell me you didn't read the article without telling me that you didn't read the article.

Still under contract per the article.

 

[the other mike]

I'm sure he's smart enough to know that a suspension or some kind of blowback was a possibility.
After all, it's a Brandon Administration.

It was supposed to be a breach of decorum, despite the double standard where Jill Biden can get away with saying anything without accountability unless you include Fox News.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Contract, not a soldier anymore.

Do you know anything?

Cool, even easier to fire his sorry ass. Anyone so stupid as to make fun of his boss's wife is an idiot.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Good. You don't diss the Commander's wife while in uniform. Bye Felicia.

He was not in uniform. He retired years ago, dumbass!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Still under contract per the article.

I was an Army contractor before my health forced me to retire. He is in the same status. Biden's petty retribution will result in nothing.

 

[Zincwarrior]

He was not in uniform. He retired years ago, dumbass!

And dissed the boss 's wife. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

And dissed the boss 's wife. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

He is a civilian. Biden can do nothing to him. The tweet reply was innocuous as it could be. We will be adding this to the list of Biden's failures.

 

[Mushroom]

He signed a contract to be a spokesman. He then violated that, so was suspended.

He will lose no retirement pay or benefits, he only loses his position as spokesman.

This is not even "First Amendment". Would this be any different if somebody was a spokesman for Planned Parenthood, and spoke out against abortion?

He is free to say whatever he wants. But that does not mean what he says can not have consequences.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

He signed a contract to be a spokesman. He then violated that, so was suspended.

He will lose no retirement pay or benefits, he only loses his position as spokesman.

This is not even "First Amendment". Would this be any different if somebody was a spokesman for Planned Parenthood, and spoke out against abortion?

He is free to say whatever he wants. But that does not mean what he says can not have consequences.

He was not a spokesman, but a mentor according to what I have read. He just points out the First Lady's use of the word "woman" which is not allowed by the "woke" liberals in this country.

 

[Mushroom]

He was not a spokesman, but a mentor according to what I have read.

Does not matter. He had a position, they felt he no longer qualified.

Is he being "punished"? Is his retirement pay being docked? had he lost any benefits?

When you accept a position, you accept the things that go with it. Do not stand up to your part, then out you go. He is not being punished in any way that I can see, so largely I do not care.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Does not matter. He had a position, they felt he no longer qualified.

Is he being "punished"? Is his retirement pay being docked? had he lost any benefits?

When you accept a position, you accept the things that go with it. Do not stand up to your part, then out you go. He is not being punished in any way that I can see, so largely I do not care.

What did he say that was wrong or disparaging about the First Lady?

 

[Mushroom]

What did he say that was wrong or disparaging about the First Lady?

I do not care.

Somebody did, or we would not be talking about it.

You have to realize, that when somebody retires and takes an additional position (with compensation or not), they are serving it at the will and discretion of those above them. Do not do what they like, and you are removed.

Is his retirement affected in any way? If not, I see this entirely as a non-issue. He has not been harmed in any way, and I do not even see why we are talking about it.

The same way as somebody in a similar position in the civilian world can lose it.

Don't want to lose your position as the Hertz spokesman? Then don't find yourself tied up in a bloody double murder.