Camp Shelby told not to use Christmas by EO Officer from DEOMI

[platoonDaddy]

More shit from the PC crowd!

Two weeks ago, a routine meeting was held at the Mississippi base with various leaders of the 158th Infantry Brigade. During the meeting, they discussed an upcoming Christmas football tournament. The equal opportunity officer immediately objected to the usage of the word “Christmas.”

“Our equal opportunity representative stopped the briefing and told us that we can’t say Christmas,” the soldier told me. “Almost the entire room blew up. Everybody was frustrated. The equal opportunity rep told our commander that not everyone celebrates Christmas and we couldn’t say Christmas celebration. It had to be holiday celebration.”

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/...say-christmas/

EDIT: American Legion outraged over VA Christmas censorship

By Todd Starnes
Published December 27, 2013
FoxNews.com

The national commander of the American Legion is demanding answers from the Veterans Administration after hospitals in three states placed restrictions on Christian volunteers, including a group of schoolchildren who were told they could only perform Christmas carols from a government-approved list.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/27...cmp=latestnews

[NCPatrolAR]

Anyone ever actually been in a meeting/briefing where something like this happened?

[Todd00000]

More shit from the PC crowd!

Two weeks ago, a routine meeting was held at the Mississippi base with various leaders of the 158th Infantry Brigade. During the meeting, they discussed an upcoming Christmas football tournament. The equal opportunity officer immediately objected to the usage of the word “Christmas.”

“Our equal opportunity representative stopped the briefing and told us that we can’t say Christmas,” the soldier told me. “Almost the entire room blew up. Everybody was frustrated. The equal opportunity rep told our commander that not everyone celebrates Christmas and we couldn’t say Christmas celebration. It had to be holiday celebration.”

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/...say-christmas/

My last O-6 commander said the same thing, so at command and staff meetings I would say, "Our generic winter tree celebration will be..."

[Mauser KAR98K]

So, we now have KGB style political officers in our military?

[dash1]

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[rero360]

The last group from my deployment just left there this morning, we demobed through there in three groups, the S1 was keeping me updated on facebook how they showed up to clear finance and get their DD214s yesterday and found a sign saying the building was closed for the Holidays until the 27th. Phone calls were made and the staff showed up and people were able to complete the demob in time to be home for Christmas. I think having a total of four individuals with parents that are generals (half retired), one who is the state's Adjutant General probably helped in getting them to show back up.

[glocktogo]

When people used to ask me whether I thought going in the military was a good idea, I generally said yes (with some caveats). Now when they ask me, I say no way in hell I'd do it again in todays political climate. That's just sad.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

So, we now have KGB style political officers in our military?

It's a matched set with our STASI NSA.

We have become so politically correct in the US that when our European guys come over to the US, we have to tell them to tone it down a bit.

Freedom of religion has become freedom from religion.

[agr1279]

When people used to ask me whether I thought going in the military was a good idea, I generally said yes (with some caveats). Now when they ask me, I say no way in hell I'd do it again in todays political climate. That's just sad.

In my line of work I come in contact with a lot of young ones whom the military would do wonders. I used to tell them to go into whatever branch they wanted to get out of the area. Not so much anymore. It is a shame it has come to this.

Dan


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[Straight Shooter]

glocktogo....I agree 100%. I don't even make mention I was the Corps anymore.