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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: j_b who wrote (3369)	9/17/1998 12:01:00 PM
From: Michael Sphar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Have to disagree with a minor point in your post. She, the military officer, is specifically forbidden to fraternize with enlisted personnel. This is not a private matter. This is pure UCMJ rules and known to all within the military community. She knew it before she disobeyed the rule. Fraternization rules extend beyond the bedroom doors. They were violating that rule in other ways no doubt. So your assumption that their relationship should never have been investigated is wrong when viewed under the UCMJ. She was not doing her job, she was violating her oath of office and Congressional commissioning order. It would have been an abrogation of responsibility for her commanding officers not to point out the error in her ways and to take appropriate action to properly discipline her. When she still didn't get it, they had to take it to the next level since her actions flew in the face of authority. She consciously chose to go with her heart and not her career. We all have to make career choices. Except, I guess, the President, who thought he could get away with it. To suggest that his actions might destroy discipline as well as overall morale within the military, is an understatement. His actions have been a cold slap in the face to the order and discipline that the military relies upon as a source of strength and guidance from the lowest unit to the Chief of Staff.