Thread: Discharge Suggested for Anti-War Marine
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Old 06-18-2007, 09:26 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by foundit66 View Post
Yes.
I served five years in the Navy.

While I see some purpose in the rule, I think the punishment is a little over the top.

There are other ways to punish him. The method they are talking about in this article is too permanent, and IMO too extreme.

Would any other military guy who did something similar, but was not up for discharge, have had his punishment put on hold until he was discharged so that the same punishment would be meted out?
The reason I asked is because anybody in the military should truly understand what it means to put on the uniform. I think his punishment was appropriate. When you do something like that it hurts the men and women still serving and tarnishs America's image even more.

In case you want to know, I was in the Navy for 8 years as a surface warfare officer.