I heard something the other day that I have a hard time believing. Is there currently a freshman cadet with a comfort animal? Please tell me this isn't true.
Tip was a parakeet93Spur said:
I believe that's old news. Wasn't that someone in C Company Infantry, Fall of 1948? The dog's name was Tip, right?
C-2 had a comfort rooster living in a spare room in 92. I had a box of shake and bake on standby if I ever caught the damn in the passageway.93Spur said:
I believe that's old news. Wasn't that someone in C Company Infantry, Fall of 1948? The dog's name was Tip, right?
Assuming such report to be wholly accurate, solely for the purpose of this discussion, I can imagine nothing worse than a comfort animal capable of learning phrases said in a fish hole and capable of repeating said phrases for another 60 years...Aggie118 said:
It's true. There's a fish who has a parrot.
hillcountryag86 said:Aggie118 said:
It's true. There's a fish who has a parrot.
Is this fake news?
Ahhh to be known as "fISH My Little Pony"!jxs40 said:
And just so you know, only dogs and miniature horses can be service animals at the moment.
You are wrong.Aggie Infantry said:
The Corps has been going down hill for a while. Last year, there was a Haji female with a head scarf under her cap. This is not allowed in the Army - why is it allowed for cadets?
The directive says that exceptions can be applied for. It does not say all will be granted. Your photo showed a Sikh, who any army in the world would be thrilled to have.Quote:
You are wrong.
Religious accommodations are not common, but are allowed.
Yeah, I'm not really seeing that comparison. It's not like she's wearing an ISIS flag on her head. I mean would anyone care if this hypothetical Japanese soldier were wearing a symbol of Shintoism or Buddhism when the soldier beside him was wearing a yarmulke, and the one next to him a cross around his neck?CanyonAg77 said:The directive says that exceptions can be applied for. It does not say all will be granted. Your photo showed a Sikh, who any army in the world would be thrilled to have.Quote:
You are wrong.
Religious accommodations are not common, but are allowed.
Muslims, not so much.
Given our current situation, it feels a little like allowing an American soldier in WWII who had Japanese heritage to wear a rising sun headband.
CanyonAg77 said:The directive says that exceptions can be applied for. It does not say all will be granted. Your photo showed a Sikh, who any army in the world would be thrilled to have.Quote:
You are wrong.
Religious accommodations are not common, but are allowed.
Muslims, not so much.
Given our current situation, it feels a little like allowing an American soldier in WWII who had Japanese heritage to wear a rising sun headband.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/01/05/new-army-policy-oks-soldiers-to-wear-hijabs-turbans-and-religious-beards/Quote:
Observant Sikhs and conservative Muslim women are now able to wear religious head coverings, thanks to a directive issued Tuesday that updates the Army's grooming and appearance regulation.
I'm afraid this is the problem. The Corps was much more Darwinian back in my day, and I suspect it was even more so in previous generations. Get along, fit in, or get out. And if you don't get out, your classmates will pack your stuff and leave it in the hall. I've seen it done.Quote:
You I won't comment on comfort animal policy, but as a Student Organization, the Corps has legal responsibilities on how it accommodates people with recognized disabilities/conditions -- and likely doesn't have full freedom action for such things.
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(Or has the change of priority from leadership to academics made the whole Corps experience something I don't understand?)
So you'd be against a veteran with a PTSD service animal or similar being in The Corps?Presley OBannons Sword said:
anyone that has a comfort animal is a complete *****. I feel confident in generalizing that across the board. when I was AD there was a Marine captain at the same duty station I was at, and he had a comfort dog. he was universally mocked and utterly disrespected, deservedly so.
Sdj774 said:
Somehow I don't think this would fly at West Point, the Naval Acadamy, or the AF Acadamy.
From the official Corps of Cadets website: "Academic excellence is the top priority of the Corps of Cadets."chrismaroon said:Quote:
(Or has the change of priority from leadership to academics made the whole Corps experience something I don't understand?)
This.....
(Not that emphasizing academics is bad)
Still, This