<DIV>Complaining is one thing. But going to the media and to undermine the command structure of the military during an actual military action is not a right. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And I don't believe him anyway. I think it is the administration's fault for screwing this war up, not the generals.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV><BR>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Tom Hansen <idahotom@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">>From Department of Defense Directive 1325.6 (dated October 1, 1996) -<BR><BR>Guidelines for Handling Dissident and Protest Activities Among Members of <BR>the Armed Forces<BR>http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/132506p.pdf<BR><BR>"3.5.7. Grievances. The right of members to complain and request redress <BR>of grievances against actions of their commanders is protected by Article <BR>138 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
In addition, a member may <BR>petition or present any grievance to any Member of Congress or an Inspector <BR>General under 10 U.S.C. 1034. An open door policy for complaints is a basic <BR>principle of good leadership, and commanders should personally ensure that <BR>adequate procedures exist for identifying valid complaints and taking <BR>corrective action. "<BR><BR>Perhaps LTC Yingling is simply being honest with the American people, <BR>something sorely missed from the current administration and many of its <BR>generals in command.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR><BR>>From: Donovan Arnold <DONOVANJARNOLD2005@YAHOO.COM><BR>>To: Tom Hansen <THANSEN@MOSCOW.COM>, Vision 2020 <VISION2020@MOSCOW.COM><BR>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Army Officer Accuses His Generals of Iraq <BR>>Failures<BR>>Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:28:43 -0700 (PDT)<BR>><BR>>I would court marshal him.<BR>><BR>> 1) It isn't the Generals fault, they are only able to do what
is <BR>>possible with the situation they are given. There are not enough troops to <BR>>handle the problems the civilian government created.<BR>><BR>> 2) A senior officer (Rank of 05) should not be speaking to the media and <BR>>publicly criticizing his commanding officers.<BR>><BR>> 3) He is undermining the command structure of the military during a time <BR>>of military action.<BR>><BR>> 4) He is being insubordinate.<BR>><BR>> Best,<BR>><BR>> Donovan<BR><BR><BR>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net <BR>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>=======================================================<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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