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Title: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: Lennyjoe on December 21, 2021, 06:48:57 PM
So much so that if you “like” a post or page that they deem “extremism”, you can be flagged as such.

 https://coffeeordie.com/pentagon-extremism-rules/?fbclid=IwAR2lZyCpbRjh955mRdOfNkyUo8N6Xu36W4C6CLESWxVezN0Vvz15RDHZqMQ (https://coffeeordie.com/pentagon-extremism-rules/?fbclid=IwAR2lZyCpbRjh955mRdOfNkyUo8N6Xu36W4C6CLESWxVezN0Vvz15RDHZqMQ)

Guess I’ll need to watch what I like on Farcebook
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: bedlamite on December 21, 2021, 07:15:58 PM
We can't have any of this wrongthink, you need to report to room 101.
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: WLJ on December 21, 2021, 07:25:36 PM
We can't have any of this wrongthink, you need to report to room 101.

Is that what gulags are called now?
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: dogmush on December 21, 2021, 08:09:05 PM
Anybody have an actual  policy memo?  Reg? EXORD? Even a Warning  Order?

Me neither, and I have a .mil email account and am on command distros.

I'll let you know if this turns into a thing.
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: Bogie on December 21, 2021, 10:18:43 PM
Be careful asking...
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: 230RN on December 21, 2021, 10:51:34 PM
Be careful asking...

^ <wry grin>

I have no doubt there's an operator assigned to "that guy who uses the no left turn sign for his avatar."

Paranoia?

Exactly.

Hi, there.

Terry, 230RN
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: Bogie on December 21, 2021, 11:14:35 PM
Dude, if you're working out of that big place here in St. Louis, gimme a yell sometime. I'll buy the first round.
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: cordex on December 22, 2021, 07:58:34 AM
Anybody have an actual  policy memo?  Reg? EXORD? Even a Warning  Order?
I'm completely ignorant when it comes to DoD rule making and enforcement, but is DoDI 1325.06 not binding or formal absent additional instruction?
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: Lennyjoe on December 22, 2021, 09:25:13 AM
Anybody have an actual  policy memo?  Reg? EXORD? Even a Warning  Order?

Me neither, and I have a .mil email account and am on command distros.

I'll let you know if this turns into a thing.

Hasn’t hit my .gov email yet either. 
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: Lennyjoe on December 22, 2021, 09:35:29 AM
I'm completely ignorant when it comes to DoD rule making and enforcement, but is DoDI 1325.06 not binding or formal absent additional instruction?

I it’s current print, no.  But the memo did require this:
Review and update DoD Instruction 1325.06, “Handling Protest, Extremist, and Criminal Gang Activities Among Members of the Armed Forces,” to clarify the definition of prohibited extremist activity. Even with the new language, though, the Pentagon will not create a list of specifically outlawed groups.

Until that’s done, not much can be enforced.
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: dogmush on December 22, 2021, 10:49:31 AM
I'm completely ignorant when it comes to DoD rule making and enforcement, but is DoDI 1325.06 not binding or formal absent additional instruction?

Very briefly, and skipping some nuance, no it doesn't.

DODI's set policy for the department, but it's up to Commanders to actually write the orders and memos.

Until you get something with a signature block that says "So and So, Commanding" it's not official.
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: Pb on December 27, 2021, 12:05:54 AM
I it’s current print, no.  But the memo did require this:
Review and update DoD Instruction 1325.06, “Handling Protest, Extremist, and Criminal Gang Activities Among Members of the Armed Forces,” to clarify the definition of prohibited extremist activity. Even with the new language, though, the Pentagon will not create a list of specifically outlawed groups.

Until that’s done, not much can be enforced.

So does this mean there is no way if clicking "like" on a post will destroy your career or not?

They can just decide to screw over anyone they want by spontaneously deciding a group you liked is an extremist group?  Am I reading this correctly?
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: dogmush on December 27, 2021, 09:15:46 AM
"Extremist Activities" is pretty clearly defined in DOD policy, and included in that DODI as a reference.  The DOD doesn't just decide groups are extremist willy nilly, nor does it use the SPLC list.  Additionally, in my experience, soldiers that have run afoul of the policy by internet postings (as opposed to going to meetings or providing material support) are given a warning, and some more training on what is acceptable for a service member and what is not.  JAG actually takes the 1A pretty seriously.  It's much more common for a young O3 commander to be told "No, your soldiers can do that" than soldiers to get hemmed up.

Again, I have seen nothing official from this change come down the Chain yet, so I suspect lawyers are *very* carefully going over the verbiage of the policy memo.  We'll see.

For Reference:

Quote from:  DODI 1325.06, Change 2, Enclosure 3
(1) Extremist Activities. The term “extremist activities” means:

       (a) Advocating or engaging in unlawful force, unlawful violence, or other illegal means to deprive individuals of their rights under the United States Constitution or the laws of the United States, including those of any State, Commonwealth, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision thereof.

       (b) Advocating or engaging in unlawful force or violence to achieve goals that are political, religious, discriminatory, or ideological in nature.

       (c) Advocating, engaging in, or supporting terrorism, within the United States or abroad.

       (d) Advocating, engaging in, or supporting the overthrow of the government of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, including that of any State, Commonwealth, Territory, or the District of Columbia, by force or violence; or seeking to alter the form of these governments by unconstitutional or other unlawful means (e.g., sedition).

       (e) Advocating or encouraging military, civilian, or contractor personnel within the DoD or United States Coast Guard to violate the laws of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, including that of any State, Commonwealth, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or to disobey lawful orders or regulations, for the purpose of disrupting military activities (e,g., subversion), or personally undertaking the same.

       (f) Advocating widespread unlawful discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, or sexual orientation.

Most recently "D" is what get's people hemmed up.  One must be careful of what one says in public.  FWIW, I haven't seen anyone get in real trouble that didn't explicitly call for violence to change something.  I have seen a few folks get in trouble over it though.
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: Ron on December 28, 2021, 04:56:20 PM
Our Federal government appears to be in violation of the above, engaged in extremist activities on many fronts  :laugh:
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: gunsmith on December 28, 2021, 09:10:24 PM
So much so that if you “like” a post or page that they deem “extremism”, you can be flagged as such.

Guess I’ll need to watch what I like on Farcebook

 It's to late, I already told them you have a poster of the original "Red Dawn" movie in your garage
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: K Frame on December 29, 2021, 08:22:04 AM
Company I work for already has a pretty strict social media policy. I'd not be surprised if they were to update it to include this.
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: dogmush on December 29, 2021, 09:05:27 AM
I'm still on vacation, but I had to log in to my .gov computer and do some stuff so I checked e-mail and the policy letters.  No changes in our social media policy up to the three star level so far.
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: WLJ on December 29, 2021, 09:21:18 AM
I'm still on vacation, but I had to log in to my .gov computer and do some stuff so I checked e-mail and the policy letters.  No changes in our social media policy up to the three star level so far.

It's a double secret probation policy!
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: Lennyjoe on December 29, 2021, 09:56:42 AM
It's to late, I already told them you have a poster of the original "Red Dawn" movie in your garage
Damnit man…… [ar15]
Title: Re: Pentagon is going all out on extremism
Post by: dogmush on December 29, 2021, 11:04:50 AM
It's a double secret probation policy!

Uh huh.

Well the good news is you can't get in trouble for a secret policy. Still wouldn't suggest sharing a post from stormfront.