Commie Bebop

[Absalom]

He may be right. Communism only needs enough "useful idiots" to prevail … of which, America seems to have an overabundance right now.

Actually, after reading up on the stuff this clown has pulled, I see mostly an overabundance of people with no sense of humor.

Seriously, even if this guy is for real, how can you do anything but laugh about this? Che Guevara t-shirt under his West Point uniform? "Communism will win" scrawled inside his cap?

And based on that I find a blog headline "US Army infiltrated by Communists!" Ouch.

Even if the guy means it, this isn't a conspiracy, it's a joke. Some things are best dealt with by just ridiculing them.

 

[Steve912]

Sounds like somebody's trying to break his contract.

 

[wrhk33]

As someone who has served in the Army I find this very disturbing. I had a commander who was a West Point grad in the late 1980s that I would consider left leaning on the subject of gun ownership. Over the years I have noticed news stories of current or former military officers that make the news expressing left wing views are academy graduates.

Communists have been trying to gain influence in America for decades. I do not see this event as a joke, it's very serious. I hope this officer receives a dishonorable discharge.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Actually, after reading up on the stuff this clown has pulled, I see mostly an overabundance of people with no sense of humor.

Seriously, even if this guy is for real, how can you do anything but laugh about this? Che Guevara t-shirt under his West Point uniform? "Communism will win" scrawled inside his cap?

And based on that I find a blog headline "US Army infiltrated by Communists!" Ouch.

Even if the guy means it, this isn't a conspiracy, it's a joke. Some things are best dealt with by just ridiculing them.

Agree with your perspective, but, in the end, this person should probably not even be in the military. He certainly shouldn't be a commissioned officer. Not just the clothing, but all the stuff on the net. He is NOT officer material.

 

[Telecaster]

With combat and leadership training, now he's going to have a job with the antifa, organizing armed rebellion. Trained on our dime. I sure hope he doesn't meet with any unfortunate training accidents before his dishonorable discharge.

 

[Dennis The B]

Since he's already commissioned, the only recourse may be fitness reports; his photos from West Point could be used as "Conduct Unbecoming..." specifications, if the statute of limitations has lapsed.

He may not have a long military life, especially if he gets passed over for 1st Lieutenant.

 

[SPEEDGUNNER]

I just want him to reimburse the taxpayers the money they spent educating him.

^^^THIS^^^

 

[richardw]

Do they still give "G I showers"? To Cadets? I guess we can only hope so.


WuzzFuzz

He is not a cadet. He graduated and is a 2 LT.

 

[richardw]

The 2LT's actions are under investigation by the Army. Officers are prohibited from engaging in any type of politcal behavior while in uniform. West Point statement is here:

https://www.usma.edu/news/Shared Documents/Response to Social Media Posts by USMA Graduate.pdf

 

[Drm50]

This looks to me like a guy who got a West Point education and
wants to skate on his obligation. If he gets drummed out he will
have hero status with the Left. I'm going to guess the guy is not
dumb, reguardless of his motives he must figure there will be no
prison time involved. The system has been weakened over the
years. The MCJ has gone the same way as our civilian laws with
reguard to sentencing. The bright side of all this type stuff is it
is getting so over the top that it is going to backfire on them.

 

[richardw]

Highly unlikely he would get jail time since no lives or sensitive info at risk. He more likely would face the revocation of his commission and get a dishonorable discharge. Even if he is retained in the Army, he will not likely have a career, and, if he gets off lighter, he can look forward to being passed over as a 1LT at least for a long time.

 

[handejector]

Hey!
The Army needs "Latrine Inspection Officers".
4 yrs in that position as a 2nd Lt with bad OERs should look good on a resume.

 

[Steve912]

Rolling Stone magazine had a piece on West Point cadets a few
years back.

Quite a few cadets freely admitted (with names included in the article) that the only reason they were there was to get a free engineering degree. They said they'd do their obligated time and get out, and had zero interest in serving in the Army.

 

[richardw]

Rolling Stone magazine had a piece on West Point cadets a few
years back.

Quite a few cadets freely admitted (with names included in the article) that the only reason they were there was to get a free engineering degree. They said they'd do their obligated time and get out, and had zero interest in serving in the Army.

That does not surprise me but I wonder what "quite a few" means as a %. There have always been people who became officers for reasons of benefit after obligation met. If they honorably complete their obligation, I say: they served.

As for those who serve with dishonor I say good riddance no matter what it cost to prepare them.

 

[Drm50]

Hey!
The Army needs "Latrine Inspection Officers".
4 yrs in that position as a 2nd Lt with bad OERs should look good on a resume.

This is exactly why I think this is a skate job. He is banking on
being drummed out, no sentence. The Public display of his
antics is designed to get him out of his commitment. The Army
will be hard pressed to keep him in and give him crummy
duties.

 

[Arik]

What duties would he be trying to get out off when he already served at least one tour as an enlisted. In another article it was said his views changed after he came back from his tour in Afghanistan. So he's either legit or making some kind of a statement only he understands


"Spenser tried to join West Point straight out of high school but was not accepted. Spenser then enlisted in the Army and deployed to Afghanistan after which point he again applied to West Point. This time around, West Point accepted him.

"It's my belief when he returned back from Afghanistan there was a notable difference in his political views," Richard L. Rapone said.


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[the ringo kid]

I think Keel Hauling is in order here!
Sharks must eat, but may gag on him......

I was just going to ask about that and thank you for mentioning it.

 

[the ringo kid]

Hey!
The Army needs "Latrine Inspection Officers".
4 yrs in that position as a 2nd Lt with bad OERs should look good on a resume.

Permanent Latrine Orderlies (aka) No Time For Sergeants:

 

[Evil Dog]

Is it just me or has this country become one giant Jerry Springer show?

 

[e3mrk]

Evidently the People over at 4Chan have taken care of this little problem.