http://news.yahoo.com/mcchrystal-regrets-magazine-flap-career-killer-122932698–politics.html
I am a vet of thirty years of service, honorably retired and I have only the highest respect for a soldier who achieved four star rank. I note here that many are stating things in absolute terms, such as you NEVER, or you SHOULD have known, or freedom of speech is yours when your enlistment is over, or that ANY insubordination to the civilian order is insubordination to the Constitution. WOW aren’t we all perfect little children all standing straight in line and doing everything we are told and never, never being naughty. Second WOW, saying anything derogatory is a matter of interpretation and is not forbidden in private conversation although some would say, but not the Constitution, that there is never private conversation in the military. Third WOW is that freedom of speech, which is a fundamental Constitutional right is somehow given up in the military, well, tell that to the Judge Advocate and get a lesson in the code of military justice which is not allowed to circumvent the Constitution. Final WOW, the idea that any insubordination to the civilian order is insubordination to the Constitution is absurd. All military personnel are taught that there are such things as illegal orders, unethical and immoral practices and shady dealings and they are required to be insubordinate to those who require such practices whether it be the President or a Sargeant. So the use of ANY is dead wrong. Final point, go back and read the Rolling Stone article which I don’t believe anyone here has done. You are all overstating the offense with terms that are inaccurate. General McChrystal resigned and the President accepted his resignation because of the political embarrassment caused by the inaccuracies of the RS article and because General McChrystal felt the uproar adversely affected the mission in Afghanistan.
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