Dissention or Disloyalty; Free Speech and the Army

Abstract

Throughout the history of the world's armies, Soldiers have had varied restrictions on their freedoms. Accepted as part of the life of a Soldier, the surrender of freedoms to defend their government, their land, their people was commonplace. However, what of the Soldiers of the United States Army? After all, we are sworn to defend the Constitution, the hallmark of democracy. Unlike armies of the past, we defend our ideals first, are those ideals still afforded to the Soldier? The freedom of speech is one of our most treasured of rights, but does the American Soldier have the right to exercise that right unabated?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2006
Accession Number
AD1133400

Entities

People

  • Berk A. Parsons

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Congress
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Leadership
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • United States

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.