Sorry it took so long to reply, my Mom isn't home, so I had to go up stairs and heat my own Hot Pockets. It would be really cool if I had a microwave in the basement.
Can only drop a link and cut and paste a small snippet as my Mom locked up the big jar of paste after "the incident".
https://www.military.com/daily-news/...r-service.html
"From Adm. Bill McRaven to Gen. Michael Hayden and Gen. Martin Dempsey, some of President Donald Trump's more visible critics of late have been retired military officers. And a provision of federal law ... makes it a crime, triable by court-martial," he wrote in a blog post on Lawfare. "But does the Constitution really allow the government to subject to military trial those who have retired from active duty -- in some cases, long ago -- even for offenses committed while they are retired?"
Yes, it does, according to the Supreme Court, in its denial of Larrabee's and Dinger's writs of certiorari.
Retired Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap, former deputy judge advocate general of the Air Force, concurs.
My point, contentious as it is, is that Retired Officers, especially ones of Flag Rank, who certainly are in the know on such matters, are still subject to the UCMJ if they are receiving bennies and pay. The comments made by Mattis regarding the spurs implies cowardice in regard to the CINC. The comments by McRaven who advocates removing the President from office, but makes no reference to impeachment or elections really gives me pause. Exactly how should we do that, Admiral? The comments made by both do not reflect well on themselves, their rank, and do not uphold the fine traditions of their branch. The reason Article 88 exists is exactly for this reason, and especially applies to Officers. When a General Officer like Mattis, who certainly has a "cult of personality" following, makes disparaging remarks about the CINC of all the armed forces, it only has a negative impact all the way down the line. Oh, Trump called you overated? Suck it up and live with it. Laugh all the way to the bank if you wish. The military is not the place to play tit for tat. You and I both know that as we both have served.
But I hope this sets your mind at ease that I did, in fact, read what I posted.
Yeah, I'm sure it took awhile sounding out all those multiple syllable words.
As for the cookie I owe you, when you and the Fam get done jet-setting and globe trotting around in the G6 on all these vacations you've been taking, and you actually decide to teach another class, I will bring you a whole box of cookies. (If my Mom lets me go)