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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA PDF of the new DOD flag policy finally made it's way into my inbox
Here is the meat of the policy it outlines.
We must always remain focused on what unifies us: our sworn oath to the Constitution
and our shared duty to defend the Nation. I am committed to fielding the most powerful military
force the world has known by strengthening the bonds of our most valuable resource - our
people. That is why we honor the American flag, which is the principal flag we are authorized
and encouraged to display. The flags we fly must accord with the military imperatives of good
order and discipline, treating all our people with dignity and respect, and rejecting divisive
symbols.
Consequently, in addition to the American flag, Service members and civilian employees
are authorized to display or depict representational flags that promote unity and esprit de corps,
including:
Flags of U.S. States and Territories and the District of Columbia;
Military Service flags;
Flag or General Officer flags;
Presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed civilian flags;
Senior Executive Service (SES) and Military Department-specific SES flags;
The POW/MIA flag;
Flags of other countries, for which the United States is an ally or partner, or for official
protocol purposes;
Flags of organizations in which the United States is a member ( e.g., NATO); and
Ceremonial, command, unit, or branch flags or guidons.
No Confederate flags
No Gadsen flags
No Police States of America Flag.
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A PDF of the new DOD flag policy finally made it's way into my inbox (Original Post)
The Polack MSgt
Jul 2020
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Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)1. Long overdue
ProfessorGAC
(65,318 posts)2. Quite Appropriate
About time.
KPN
(15,670 posts)3. Good news. Especially since we may have to actually depend on our military come January 20, 2021.
Coventina
(27,217 posts)4. What has been done to the Gadsden flag is a crying shame.
I finally donated mine to Goodwill, because its meaning has been hijacked by RWNJs.
The Polack MSgt
(13,200 posts)5. Fascists poison everything they touch
When I was kid I scraped and saved to buy a Steelers #88 jersey. Lynn Swann was a hero.
88 is a nazi symbol now, I can't wear that number
Pepe the Frog was a stoner comic 12 years ago.
And in what has to be the most ridiculous mind warp possible - Somehow the Blue Line Police States Of America and the Gadsden Flags have been adopted by the same RWNJ ass-faced racists.
These 2 flags express OPPOSITE viewpoints in the sane world