A gaggle of Midwest-based U.S. Military Reserve authorized workplaces (LODs) engaged in a compulsory weekend drill was thrust right into a contentious political state of affairs that has since drawn sharp criticism and allegations of federal legislation violations.
Earlier this month, the distant train performed over Microsoft Groups took an sudden flip when LOD commanders had been handed a last-minute politically biased state of affairs and ordered to make use of this state of affairs to interact with their Reserve authorized officers (JAGs).
Excessive-ranking officers from the Pentagon issued the drill truth sample and had been reportedly monitoring the decision.
A person accustomed to the scenario, who requested anonymity, shared this with The Gateway Pundit regarding this matter:
On Saturday, 3 February a gaggle of mid-west-based U.S. Military Reserve authorized workplaces (known as LODs) took half in a weekend Drill, performed remotely over Microsoft Groups. Simply previous to the Drill commanders of those items had been handed a authorized state of affairs they had been informed to war-game with their Reserve authorized officers (JAGs).
It was an unscheduled interruption, final minute, and never pre-planned or launched. The management felt blind-sided by it. In the course of the Groups name there have been (what seemed to be) excessive rating personnel from the Pentagon issuing the brand new Drill truth state of affairs and monitoring the Groups name within the background.
The state of affairs handed out in final minute vogue concerned (as a truth sample) the Biden Administration nationalizing the Texas Nationwide Guard members despatched by Gov. Greg Abbot to the Texas southern border with Mexico.
The information supplied concerned “Governor Abbot being responsible for allowing migrants to drown,” or phrases to that impact, within the Rio Grande after establishing obstacles and “not lending any aid to these dying migrants.”
In a single a part of the given truth sample a U.S. Military Reserve sergeant was sitting in a car watching the migrants cross the Rio Grande (after taking up), and a TX Nationwide Guard member steps up behind the car and start capturing and killing a household of migrants swimming throughout the river, all of the whereas yelling, “America First!”.
Military drills, per coaching requirements, are to be fictional, a-political situations involving fictional nations/enemies and other people. Americans are by no means talked about in these situations. On this case all these guidelines had been damaged.
The state of affairs was blatantly and brazenly political – naming the “Biden Administration” because the heroic protectors of human rights, and itemizing an evil “Gov. Greg Abbot” by identify, in addition to an out-of-control felony TX Nationwide Guard soldier who yells “America First” whereas capturing defenseless Mexicans swimming throughout the Rio Grande.
Trying on-line on the Trump Marketing campaign website, beneath the subject of the “MAGA Movement,” “America First” is clearly embedded as language utilized in Trump’s marketing campaign supplies.
The truth that marketing campaign materials is inserted right into a biased, derogatory truth sample handed to Troopers is a blatant and felony Hatch Act violation.
Below the Hatch Act and the DoD Directive on level, Troopers and Pentagon personnel are completely prohibited from utilizing marketing campaign supplies in official areas in any approach, form or type.
This state of affairs, despatched down final minute by some un-hinged novice/lunatic within the Pentagon for coaching violated all the foundations and was a felony act because it violated Hatch Act prohibitions.
It’s in all probability value mentioning that one of many 5 LODs collaborating apparently refused to take part and dropped off the Groups name because it progressed.
Connected is a picture depicting the state of affairs in query. This was a fictional affidavit included for the aim of the train:
Excerpt from the fictional sworn assertion :
I began my shift like some other day, not realizing the horrific terrors that had been about to happen. It was the ultimate day of working for the ICE Division, and I had just lately simply purchased a ship and was daydreaming concerning the coming years of what new adventures I used to be going to embork on.
I had a haunting suspension that my co-workers had been going to be planning a shock going away get together for me. As I sat on my patrol automobile going through the new Mexicon vistas, I noticed a household cresting the river’s edge. It consisted of a middle-aged man, girl, and lady (no older that ten years outdated).
Then I noticed a person strategy from behind the rear of my car. It was a male and appeared like he was in his twenties. He was carrying one thing along with his left hand and close to his facet. I feared the more severe.
As I started calling in on my radio the scenario, that’s after I my realization got here to life. The person from the again yelled “America First” and a grimy expletive after which started firing on the household coming from Mexico.
This wasn’t something that I needed to see, particularly on the final day of labor. I jumped out of my patrol automobile and yelled for him [?] cease. When he noticed me with my handgun drawn, he dropped the weapon. I approached him and handcuffed him. However [?] after I heard the gentleman start yelling for assist. My teammates got here as quick as they might and helped the household. [?]
Using such materials in an official capability raises critical questions on compliance with the Hatch Act.
The Hatch Act prohibits federal staff from partaking in political exercise whereas on responsibility, in a federal room or constructing, sporting an official uniform, or utilizing a authorities car.
Political exercise is outlined “as an activity directed toward the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group.”
The state of affairs described by our supply, involving a coaching train that explicitly references present political figures (the Biden regime in opposition to Governor Greg Abbot) and makes use of of America First related to the political marketing campaign by Trump, could possibly be seen as partaking in political exercise that isn’t allowed beneath the Hatch Act.
The inclusion of America First could possibly be interpreted as utilizing marketing campaign materials in an official capability, which is prohibited beneath the Hatch Act and DoD directives.
The Pentagon has not but responded to our e-mail.
