by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
There was a major story in the news a couple of months ago when six members of Congress got together and issued a statement to the members of the United States military reminding them that they take an oath to the Constitution and not to a President - and that they should not follow illegal orders. That extremely bold statement of fact so enraged the tattooed primate who heads the Department of Defense that he said he would commence action to bring at least one member of the congressional delegation back to active duty, court-martial him, and have his rank and retirement pay reduced.
That past Trump administration outrage came to mind this week when I read a story indicating that the military was again issuing orders or strongly encouraging troops to do something that might run counter to their personal belief systems and clearly have nothing to do with the defense of the nation. The Military Religious Freedom Foujdation (MRFF), a private watch-dog group whose focus is on keeping the military and its commanders from imposing religious beliefs and points of view on the troops, issued a report indicating that service members were being encouraged or ordered to go and watch the Netflix documentary "Melania," an homage to the First Lady for which the Trump family pocketed $40 million.
The MRFF's report said that it had received reports from eight installations stating that commanders had either urged or directed troops to attend showings of the film, with some of the commanders making it a mandatory unit activity event, and with at least one of those unit activity events requiring attendance in order to avoid a penalty. The MRFF also noted that some of the commanders involved had also been known for wearing MAGA hats,.
The Department of Defense has stated that there is no official directive requiring service members to see the film "Melania."
Some things are just understood.
What an outrageous misuse of the United States military!
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