I was curious about the other charge that is mentioned in the article that the OP linked within their post.
From what I can tell, he also disobeyed at least one other direct order from his superior. He could have submitted a resignation of his commission, he had been in 17 years from what I read. But of course I have no way of knowing if the Army paid for his education, in full or in part and if he had fulfilled his obligation for that debt through his contract. JMHO.
Just as an aside. Officers don't re-up. Re-upping is slang for re-entlisting. Officers have a service agreement (which can be similar to the entlistment contract in that they must fulfill their duties). Just my understanding of how that works. It's of no matter, and it's neither here nor there, just thought I'd throw that in
I found this interesting and thought I would share (interesting article, the Army Times is fairly balanced and informative we get it in print at our home):
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/12/ap-o-5-who-refused-deployment-convicted-121510/
(just a snippet, the article is much longer)
On Wednesday, however, Lakin reversed course, saying he would now deploy even with his question unanswered. Puckett asked him why.
“That’s my duty. It’s what I’ve trained for. I’m in the Army,” he replied.
“Are we done disobeying orders, Lt. Col. Lakin?” his attorney asked him.
“Yes,” Lakin replied.
Lakin explained that he tried for two years to figure out to whom in the Army he could raise his questions about Obama’s eligibility but that he was not given guidance what he should do. He acknowledged he used his deployment as a way to raise the issue and that he knew when he disobeyed orders that his “career was over.”
Come now. IMHO a man with 17 yrs in as an Officer in the Army, due to be promoted from LT COL to COL doesn't know the proper channels for lodging a complaint about his implending deployment? He doesn't know how to lodge a complaint up his chain of command up to and including a complaint about the Commander in Chief?
Sorry but that's a crock of bull stinky right there but that's JMHO. H3LL I know how to find out the chain of command, and how to shoot a letter or memorandum for record up that chain and I have never served. All you have to do is google the darn chain of command.
He knew it was a serious offense to refuse to obey a
lawful order from a superior (the superior was named but I lost the article to use as reference I'm sorry).
IMHO that is the crux of what this is about, not his "birther" stance. His "birther" stance is what made his disobeying of lawful orders newsworthy. JMHO.
(I'm glad he will no longer have a career in the Army, but that's because I am selfish and wouldn't want this man anywhere near my loved ones that are currently serving and deployed...good riddance and godspeed, sorry but that's just how I feel about it).
