Rut, Roh, dat boy has done
stepped in it now...
"West Point cadets are under contract with the DoD,"” another said in response. "“This is a punishable offense under the UCMJ [Uniform Code of Military Justice]. Making political statements while in uniform."
...meanwhile his former congressional sponsor
is disavowing him aggressively.
"“The behavior of 2nd Lieutenant Rapone is symbolic of a larger problem in our society — the epidemic of incivility in our public discourse,” Altmire continued. “While I strongly support the rights of American citizens to express their opinions, the actions of 2nd Lieutenant Rapone are abhorrent and appear to be in clear violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, in addition to being inconsistent with the values of the United States Military Academy. I have no doubt that the U.S. Army will take appropriate action.”" Former Congressional Representative Jason Altmire (D-PA) 2007-3013
Applicants to West Point must receive a nomination for their applications to be considered. Those nominations usually come from senators or representatives. In this case, it came from Altmire, who served as a member of Congress in Pennsylvania’s 4th congressional district from 2007 to 2013.
Rapone’s father, a local politician in Pennsylvania, explicitly disavowed his son’s political views Tuesday in a Facebook post. Richard L. Rapone explained that Spenser tried to join West Point straight out of high school but was not accepted. Spenser then enlisted in the Army and deployed to Afghanistan after which point he again applied to West Point. This time around, West Point accepted him.
I suspect he'll get a closeup tour of Leavenworth eventually. That's as good a place as many for folks of his stripe.
Greg