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Army recommends 'birther' for promotion
In a stunning display of latent disrespect for President Barack Obama and a complete disregard for the good order and discipline of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Army has recommended "birther", 1LT Scott Easterling for promotion.

In February of this year, the Tennessee native joined forces with "birther" attorney Orly Taitz and wrote a widely-reported letter calling President Obama a "usurper" and "impostor" because he did not believe the President was a natural-born citizen.

At the time, many believed that 1LT Easterling had jeopardized his career and possibly his freedom for violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) which clearly prohibits publicly insulting the integrity of the President of the United States; instead he got an "administrative reprimand", also known as a slap on the wrist.

Here are excerpts from the Army's response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted on September 23, 2009. The information below was provided by Major Brian J. Chapuran, Staff Judge Advocate for the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) based at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
"Our investigation concluded that 1LT Easterling wrote the letter. 1LT Easterling never refuted that conclusion. 1LT Easterling received an administrative reprimand for violation of the UCMJ.

1LT Easterling is currently assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) in the Support Operations Division.

After this incident and subsequent investigation and action, 1LT Easterling was not involved in any other incidents. As a result, his supervisors recommended him for promotion on his officer evaluation report."
In other words, he's young and impetuous, but a good soldier, and the Army can make use of him. Kudos all around.

Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-10-21
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