Quantum Entanglement said:

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Honestly I don't want to snap to judgment.

1. Does he do his job well as assigned?
2. Does his extracurricular activities have a negative effect of his fleet? (This would apply to all sailors.)

3. Does he deserve any credit for his willingness to serve? To risk his life?

I say a person's religion and lifestyle etc… is none of my business as long as it's not illegal and doesn't affect his assigned duties or the morale of the fleet. The last part is dicey because there are both human rights and practical factors of a united fighting force at play.

If he keeps his side act away from work gossip maybe it's a true American trait to just say "thank you for your service."

What if he was a damn good medic attending to car wrecks? A firefighter? I lean as a default to feeling thankful rather than being judgmental and closed-minded.

If a person is a Democrat, Republican, a Wokester, LGBTXYZ,…are they good soldiers? If the individual soldier is good AND they do not create drama off duty, why not thank them for their service?
I do suggest very high physical tests and standards. Focus hard on what is important. Politics can rattle the brain. Be able to measure if a sailor is successful and a team player.

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So how about we factor in the corporate world where I'm STRONGLY urged to monitor and evaluate what I post on social media to which it could be tied back to the company I work for and create negative feedback. We've been lectured on controversial statements, flags, pictures, etc. Not just the company I work for, but I'm sure 1000s of others out there. BUT, it's perfectly OK to market to and allow outright controversial postings that promote a certain lifestyle because this seaman may do his job really well?

You seriously think that is a two way street? How can it be one course of action is lecturing and monitoring and the other course of action is promotion?

Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:

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the backbone of the american military for the last century has been the southern christian white boy. if you were a southern christian white boy woiuld you join the military?

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that's pretty much the enemy of the US government right now. The POTUS, VPOTUS, Def Sec, outgoing Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and many others in our marxist regime have all said our nation's greatest threat and the greatest threat to "our democracy" (and repeated ad nauseum by MSM), is domestic terror from far right wing extremists.

What is far right wing extremism these days?

people who want a secure border, people who want the federal government to do federal things only - like national security and national defense, and stop growing, spying on its own citizens, and nationalizing/federalizing everything so we can have lower taxes and less harsh regulatory environments that spur growth and investment in this country, people who go to church, have jobs and families and want to provide for them instead of depending on daddy government to give out free stuff, people who want local communities to police themselves with local police and not reimagine policing by federalizing it, people who think "our democracy", a system of government in which the people choose who leads and represents them, should be determined by fair and trustworthy elections in which votes should be earned instead of mass-mailed ez fraud schemes. >>> these are the bad guys now. Bigger threat to our federal government than the CCP, Al Qaeda, ISIS, etc.

Not shocking at all that military recruitment is in the doldrums now. No one should be sending their sons or daughters into the arms of a regime who hates you and thinks you're the enemy and biggest threat.