Officers rebuked for 2004 religious video

[CommunityEditor]

Seven senior military officers violated Pentagon regulations when they appeared more than three years ago in a promotional video for a private religious group, a report from the Pentagon’s inspector general found.

The officers, including Army Brig. Gen. Vince Brooks, former senior coalition spokesman in Baghdad, were found to have endorsed and expressed support — in uniform, in the Pentagon — for Christian Embassy, a private, nonprofit ministry that has been affiliated with the military for at least a quarter-century.

The officers’ remarks conferred “approval of and support to Christian Embassy,” with some of the remarks inferring that the speaker’s views represented those of a wider group of officers, the report said.

Christian Embassy, as described in the report, is a nonprofit, nonfederal religious organization “providing religious instruction and fellowship in and around Washington, mainly to officials on Capitol Hill and within the military and diplomatic communities.” The group has been active in the Pentagon since at least 1978, the IG report said.

The report concluded that the seven officers had violated JER Sections 2635.702b, “Appearance of governmental sanction”; and Defense Department Directive 1334.1, “Wearing of the Uniform”; and Army and Air Force uniform rules.



Full article: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/0...video_070803w/

[Measure Man]

Hooray for the IG on this one...you got it right!

I wonder if any of these officers received administrative actions?

[Michele]

Originally Posted by Measure Man

Hooray for the IG on this one...you got it right!

I wonder if any of these officers received administrative actions?

Was wondering the same thing myself. lol

[technomage1]

I think punishment would be appropriate in this case. Can you imagine the fuss that would be kicked up if anyone in uniform supported a Muslim or Jewish video of that nature? Or an atheist one?

[chapcorps56]

I do not know of the others but as a soldier i have heard that BG Brooks was not allowed a command position because of this. Which is sad, but when you are a General you're more political than anything so you have to be very careful.