{"id":63488,"date":"2018-04-19T05:27:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T05:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=63488"},"modified":"2018-04-19T05:27:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T05:27:28","slug":"airmen-fired-demoted-over-dinosaur-puppet-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/airmen-fired-demoted-over-dinosaur-puppet-video.html","title":{"rendered":"Airmen fired, demoted over dinosaur puppet video"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 18pt;color: #000000\">Airmen fired, demoted over dinosaur puppet video<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The US Air Force is making it clear that dinosaur puppets have no place in its &#8220;time-honored&#8221; military traditions &#8212; levying tough punishments against three members of the Tennessee Air National Guard involved in a viral video depicting a reenlistment ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">All three of the individuals involved in the viral video &#8212; which showed a female non-commissioned officer taking the reenlistment oath with a dinosaur puppet on her right hand &#8212; were removed from their posts, according to an announcement posted on Facebook on Wednesday by Maj Gen. Terry M. Haston, the adjutant general for the Tennessee Guard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The colonel shown administering the oath &#8220;was immediately retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel&#8221; and the senior NCO who recorded the event was &#8220;removed from his position as a unit First Sergeant&#8221; but will be retained in the Air National Guard, the statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The senior NCO featured in the video wearing the puppet was removed from her full-time position with the Tennessee Joint Public Affairs Office and other administrative actions are underway,&#8221; Haston&#8217;s statement noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">&#8220;The oath of office or enlistment not only signifies our commitment to our nation, but pays respect to our fellow service members and to those who came before us,&#8221; Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen Scott Rice said in a statement on Monday. &#8220;We as military members answer to a calling of service and represent the Profession of Arms. This action goes against our very foundation.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Surfacing over the weekend on a Facebook group called Air Force amn\/nco\/snco, the video has been criticized by those who felt that it disrespected the ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">&#8220;I am absolutely embarrassed that a senior officer and a senior NCO took such liberties with a time-honored military tradition,&#8221; Wednesday&#8217;s statement from Haston said. &#8220;Not taking this oath solemnly and with the utmost respect is firmly against the traditions and sanctity of our military family and will not be tolerated.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 8pt;color: #000000\">Source:-https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2018\/04\/18\/politics\/tennessee-air-national-guard-puppet-video\/index.html<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/airmen-fired-demoted-over-dinosaur-puppet-video.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airmen fired, demoted over dinosaur puppet video The US Air Force is making it clear that dinosaur puppets have no place in its &#8220;time-honored&#8221; military traditions &#8212; levying tough punishments against three members of the Tennessee Air National Guard involved in a viral video depicting a reenlistment ceremony. 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