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Brian4Liberty
11-01-2013, 11:43 AM
Fundamental change...


Navy SEALs ordered to remove ‘don’t tread on me’ Navy Jack from uniforms

The Navy Jack is the ‘don’t tread on me’ flag, one that has earned a revered place in America’s naval history and a beloved place in sailor’s hearts, through its use for over two centuries. This symbol of America’s naval ferocity has spanned our country’s entire existence, flying from the masts of the Continental Navy during the war of independence, to today’s War on Terror. In fact, an amendment to the Navy code called SECNAV Instruction 10520.6 clearly states that as of 31 May 2002 all ships are to fly the flag throughout the duration of the War on Terror.

So why would ranking SEAL commanders ban the historical symbol? Is the proverbial top bass banning the flag? Is President Obama?

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When a friend of mine asked his leadership the same question, he was told, “The Jack is too closely associated with radical groups.” We must assume that this thought policeman embedded in the SEAL community is speaking of the Tea Party, whose flag (which also dates from the American Revolution) depicts a snake with the same defiant slogan as The Navy Jack.

This begs yet another question: Who defines “radical group”? The last time I checked, all military personnel are under oath to “support and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” The Tea Party stands for constitutional rights and founding principles of civil liberties and limited government. Radical? Not unless you’re a leftist hell-bent on destroying the foundations of our country. Or as the President has stated as the objective of his presidency, “to fundamentally transform” America.

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Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/11/01/navy-seals-ordered-to-remove-dont-tread-on-me-navy-jack-from-uniforms/

Brian4Liberty
11-01-2013, 11:46 AM
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Elias Graves
11-01-2013, 11:47 AM
Those founders were all a bunch of radicals. They are discredited, as they didn't sign up for gay marriage and gubment health care.

Athan
11-01-2013, 12:17 PM
"Interesting times" are here.

jkr
11-01-2013, 12:27 PM
OH SNAP!
U DUN GOT
TREADED ON!!!

so much 4 that...

phill4paul
11-01-2013, 12:29 PM
OH SNAP!
U DUN GOT
TREADED ON!!!

so much 4 that...

:p

Feeding the Abscess
11-01-2013, 12:39 PM
Any military personnel with any level of self-respect would have removed it years ago.

Brian4Liberty
11-01-2013, 12:41 PM
OH SNAP!
U DUN GOT
TREADED ON!!!

so much 4 that...

Perfect!

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Czolgosz
11-01-2013, 01:05 PM
OH SNAP!
U DUN GOT
TREADED ON!!!

so much 4 that...


Well said.


And the response will be.... <chirp>

tod evans
11-01-2013, 01:08 PM
Sensitivity "training"...

RM918
11-01-2013, 01:08 PM
Any military personnel with any level of self-respect would have removed it years ago.

Exactly. It is depressingly hilarious that the phrase 'Don't Tread On Me' is on the uniforms of a belligerent nation quite deliberately treading on others.

JK/SEA
11-01-2013, 01:33 PM
Don't Tread On Me will be replaced with..


''Fight for peace, equality, democracy and socialism." -

idiom
11-01-2013, 01:45 PM
Is the proverbial top bass banning the flag?

Is it called the Top Bass because its the Navy?

Feeding the Abscess
11-01-2013, 02:03 PM
Don't Tread On Me will be replaced with..


''Fight for peace, equality, democracy and socialism." -

An accurate description, at least.

Acala
11-01-2013, 02:19 PM
Exactly. It is depressingly hilarious that the phrase 'Don't Tread On Me' is on the uniforms of a belligerent nation quite deliberately treading on others.

Exactly. They don't deserve to wear it. Leave it for those who resist tyranny, rather than supporting it.

heavenlyboy34
11-01-2013, 02:22 PM
Exactly. It is depressingly hilarious that the phrase 'Don't Tread On Me' is on the uniforms of a belligerent nation quite deliberately treading on others.
That^^ :D :/

Pardon me if it's offensive that I don't care about the various symbology of the State Religion. :o

HOLLYWOOD
11-01-2013, 02:23 PM
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/gdhs_2270_447856183
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/gdhs/navy-patch

Brian4Liberty
11-01-2013, 02:40 PM
Don't Tread On Me will be replaced with..


''Fight for peace, equality, democracy and socialism." -

The symbol that goes with the patch is ready:

http://www.americanmethod.com/assets/images/items/O_Sign_Hammer_Sickle_thumb.png

JK/SEA
11-01-2013, 02:57 PM
The symbol that goes with the patch is ready:

http://www.americanmethod.com/assets/images/items/O_Sign_Hammer_Sickle_thumb.png

ready for shipment.

Henry Rogue
11-01-2013, 05:45 PM
Will they replace it with "We Will Tread On You".

NorthCarolinaLiberty
11-01-2013, 05:58 PM
Treading is for me, but not for thee.

NIU Students for Liberty
11-01-2013, 06:01 PM
I see a lot of complaints lately (both from military personnel and the public) regarding the aesthetics of the MIC but yet they go silent on the substance of the MIC.

Brian4Liberty
11-01-2013, 06:13 PM
Will they replace it with "We Will Tread On You".

That's the Big Brother favorite.

fr33
11-01-2013, 06:46 PM
A group that routinely treads on others doesn't want to be tread upon.

*sad violin music*

phill4paul
11-01-2013, 08:17 PM
Personally, I think they should get to keep it if they pass a "Constitution" qual taught by Tom Woods. The Marine snipers "SS", not so much. lol.

Philhelm
11-01-2013, 08:24 PM
Sigh. Add the Navy SEALs to the list.

DFF
11-01-2013, 11:41 PM
This begs yet another question: Who defines “radical group”?

These assholes http://www.islamophobiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/southern-poverty-law-center.gif and these assholes http://unityofnobility.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/adlpic.jpg

oyarde
11-02-2013, 01:13 AM
Well , I still have mine, and my Black Flag too......

oyarde
11-02-2013, 01:27 AM
Lol , maybe if they had worked for Captain Flint and drank with Billy Bones they would have expected Black Dog & Pew to appear.....lol

jtap
11-04-2013, 09:31 AM
I don't have time to dole out all the rep this thread deserves.

I need a streamlined positive 1 click rep button with no followup clicks necessary.

Edit: I made time.

JK/SEA
11-04-2013, 10:52 AM
has Ventura commented on this yet?

Brian4Liberty
11-04-2013, 11:15 AM
Related video. Apparently, rank and file military are tired of left wing politics being injected into the military. Before too long, there will be "political" officers among them to ensure compliance with the whims of the dictator.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2799111438001/navy-seals-ordered-to-remove-symbol-from-uniforms/

Elias Graves
11-04-2013, 11:20 AM
I get it now. The brass were afraid the marines might start believing that patch and cause problems in the ranks.

Brian4Liberty
11-04-2013, 12:55 PM
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heavenlyboy34
11-04-2013, 01:10 PM
The symbol that goes with the patch is ready:

http://www.americanmethod.com/assets/images/items/O_Sign_Hammer_Sickle_thumb.png

Didn't read the whole thread, so 'scuse me if I'm being redundant... The Hammer/Sickle logo doesn't really jive with the O logo's meaning. The O represents fascism, while the hammer/sickle generally represents a "People's Revolution" or Revolutionary Communism in various regions in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_and_sickle

coastie
11-04-2013, 01:21 PM
Related video. Apparently, rank and file military are tired of left wing politics being injected into the military. Before too long, there will be "political" officers among them to ensure compliance with the whims of the dictator.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2799111438001/navy-seals-ordered-to-remove-symbol-from-uniforms/


They've "been tired of it" for years ...so it's no surprise they're all taking naps now, and willfully taking that patch off to keep their paycheck going.


"I was following orders", and all that jazz.

nobody's_hero
11-04-2013, 01:32 PM
I get it now. The brass were afraid the marines might start believing that patch and cause problems in the ranks.

Yep, symbols mean nothing until they've been given meaning. Might want to change the flag, too, before people get any ideas. I mean, there are 13 stripes on the flag, representing the 13 colonies that broke off from Britain. Oh, wait, that might cause people to examine our history and make connections about current events. Better get rid of the stars and stripes and put just one big stripe on it, representing one indivisible nation with a powerful central government which broke off from Britain because the British were anarchists who believed in too much freedom.

randpaul2016
11-04-2013, 09:12 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkjssiDoWtE

Constitutional Paulicy
11-04-2013, 09:34 PM
This goes beyond "the current administration" as he puts it. The extremist groups are the ones who didn't vote for Obama? How about the people who are sick of this shit haven't had but one candidate in their lifetimes. God bless Ron Paul.

Paulbot99
11-04-2013, 10:25 PM
These assholes http://www.islamophobiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/southern-poverty-law-center.gif and these assholes http://unityofnobility.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/adlpic.jpg

A clearly politically slanted organization should not have the power to label groups it dislikes as "terrorists" or "radicals." We do not need a thought police.

presence
11-04-2013, 10:34 PM
“The Jack is too closely associated with radical groups.”

http://theflagshop.net/images/historic_flag_image/first_navy_jack.gif


Well thats as good a reason as any to make my first avatar change.