I think you're still missing my point. If my spouse commits a crime and I am questioned or I am called to let the police into my home on a search warrant they do not need to inform my employer of anything to do with the case. If there are in proceedings in which I need time off to testify or "cooperate" with police actions then it is MY responsibility to tell my employer why I need to leave, need time off, etc.
Maybe the military is different but I don't think so (with what knowledge I have). It would be her responsibility to explain to her superiors what was happening or why she needed leave. If she chose to lie or tell the truth (and thus be discharged) would be her prerogative. Still, what the police did was unethical and they had no business whatsoever informing her employer of anything. She was not charged with anything or investigated for anything. There was nothing about the case at all that the military needed to know unless she disclosed it to them.
Maybe the military is different but I don't think so (with what knowledge I have). It would be her responsibility to explain to her superiors what was happening or why she needed leave. If she chose to lie or tell the truth (and thus be discharged) would be her prerogative. Still, what the police did was unethical and they had no business whatsoever informing her employer of anything. She was not charged with anything or investigated for anything. There was nothing about the case at all that the military needed to know unless she disclosed it to them.
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Lesbian sgt. discharged after police tell military
- 13/03/2010 10:43:06 PM
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The military is entitled to know about all legal proceedings on its personnel, and the details
- 13/03/2010 11:08:18 PM
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Re: The military is entitled to know about all legal proceedings on its personnel, and the details
- 13/03/2010 11:37:30 PM
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Her marriage was an important detail
- 14/03/2010 12:38:29 AM
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Re: Her marriage was an important detail
- 14/03/2010 06:38:05 PM
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you're assuming the military are treated like actual citizens.
- 14/03/2010 06:50:14 PM
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Basically. *NM*
- 14/03/2010 06:54:14 PM
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really? I was really hoping someone would point out how wrong I was. *NM*
- 14/03/2010 07:01:45 PM
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It's not as bad as it sounds *NM*
- 14/03/2010 11:13:05 PM
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actually, I think it is as bad as it sounds.
- 15/03/2010 02:14:21 AM
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Because if you treated soldiers like civilians, they wouldn't be very effective. *NM*
- 15/03/2010 02:49:19 AM
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Matter of perspective
- 15/03/2010 03:13:21 AM
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*snort* there's "Rules" like any job has
- 15/03/2010 03:34:51 AM
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Re: *snort* there's "Rules" like any job has
- 15/03/2010 04:02:46 AM
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if someone is going to sign away their life and limb.
- 15/03/2010 04:05:36 AM
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You can get out of the military anytime in the first six months or so without any consequences. *NM*
- 15/03/2010 05:25:43 AM
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I'm less concerned about "Getting out"
- 15/03/2010 12:31:49 PM
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The military is different
- 14/03/2010 06:53:28 PM
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Re: The military is different
- 15/03/2010 12:34:47 AM
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You obviously don't get it. There is no right to privacy as a member of the military. Period.
- 15/03/2010 12:43:58 AM
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You obviously don't get it. The police ARE bound to treat everyone fairly and ethically regardless.
- 15/03/2010 03:54:27 AM
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No no no, I think you're missing a big point
- 15/03/2010 02:50:33 AM
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Actually, I believe she also violated federal law too
- 15/03/2010 03:38:26 AM
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You're forbidden from marrying your own gender in the first place. She knew that.
- 14/03/2010 06:05:37 AM
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Wow...how completely wrong you are.
- 15/03/2010 05:42:32 PM
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You want to cite when that was changed?
- 15/03/2010 06:27:47 PM
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I can't tell you when it was changed specifically...
- 15/03/2010 09:09:46 PM
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Re: I can't tell you when it was changed specifically...
- 15/03/2010 09:15:41 PM
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wait, why does this military have that right?
- 15/03/2010 10:03:14 PM
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Why does or why should? *NM*
- 15/03/2010 10:22:11 PM
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Not sure of the US's reasoning, though I would assume it is as in other countries,
- 15/03/2010 10:31:38 PM
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Can't cite you regs, don't know them and I have been out for a number of years now.
- 16/03/2010 12:17:58 AM
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Re: Can't cite you regs, don't know them and I have been out for a number of years now.
- 16/03/2010 12:33:33 AM
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Somebody brought up a valid point, though...
- 16/03/2010 01:01:18 AM
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Re: Somebody brought up a valid point, though...
- 16/03/2010 01:22:36 AM
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Does that mean you're backtracking on a number of your earlier statements?
- 16/03/2010 01:35:49 AM
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- 16/03/2010 01:35:49 AM
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Not really
- 16/03/2010 02:07:36 AM
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A spouse's criminal record can effect a soldier's clearance.
- 15/03/2010 05:30:09 AM
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none?
- 15/03/2010 12:36:36 PM
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Perhaps the bit where the police may have informed the military out of spite.
- 15/03/2010 06:30:06 PM
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see and here's my thing
- 15/03/2010 10:04:43 PM
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Re: see and here's my thing
- 15/03/2010 10:45:10 PM
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i guess that's just me then
I tend to tuck important documents into single locations
- 15/03/2010 10:47:12 PM
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I tend to tuck important documents into single locations
- 15/03/2010 10:47:12 PM
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Re: i guess that's just me then
I tend to tuck important documents into single locations
- 15/03/2010 11:05:59 PM
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I tend to tuck important documents into single locations
- 15/03/2010 11:05:59 PM
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Don't ask, don't tell is stupid and outdated in a modern country.
- 15/03/2010 11:02:33 AM
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Aww. Is the homo crowd upset that their marital status is being treated EXACTLY like everyone else?
- 15/03/2010 10:25:42 PM
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