The hearing which will decide Sgt. Gary Stein's future in the Marine Corps has been delayed. Marine spokesman Maj. Michael Armistead told the U-T San Diego that the Marine Corps Administrative Separation Board hearing - originally scheduled for Saturday morning at Camp Pendleton - was postponed due to scheduling conflicts among board members.
Sgt. Stein wrote on his Facebook page today that his hearing has been moved to April 5th.
Stein ...
Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt. Gary Stein is the founder of a Facebook group called the Armed Forces Tea Party. Stein writes on his personal Facebook page of his belief that the troops should be allowed to express their political opinions:
But now Stein's own political agenda may have gotten him into some hot water. He recently wrote on Facebook that he would not follow the orders of his commander-in-chief ...
Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt. Gary Stein has told the Associated Press that the Marine Corps wants to kick him out of the service.
According to the AP:
Those guidelines are part of the miliatry's Uniform Code of Military Justice.
As Home Post reported earlier this month, Stein is the founder of a Facebook group called the Armed Forces Tea Party. Stein writes on his personal Facebook page of his ...
Military officials announced today that Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt. Gary Stein has been dismissed from the Marines with an "Other than Honorable" discharge, meaning he won't receive military benefits after leaving the service.
Stein first got into hot water for writing Anti-Obama posts on his Facebook page. A Marine administrative board recommended Stein for dismissal during a April 5 hearing. Today the Commanding General for Marine Corps Recruit Depot ...
Ever since Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt. Gary Stein alerted the media March 8th that he was under investigation by the Marine Corps for anti-Obama Facebook posts, Home Post readers have been vocal in their support of Stein.
Medinstr12 wrote:
[M]y father served in the Navy and I have a daughter in the Army. I can't support a President that doesn't believe in the constitution of the United ...
Embattled Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt. Gary Stein, recommended for discharge from the service for writing Anti-Obama Facebook posts, lost his bid today in federal court to have that discharge halted.
Stein has said previously he plans to fight his discharge all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Indeed, on his Facebook page he wrote minutes ago:
"The court hands it off to the 9th circuit."
While it's ...
Supporters of a Camp Pendleton Marine who's facing dismissal from the service because of anti-Obama Facebook posts are planning a demonstration today. The SoCal Patriots say they'll rally this afternoon at Camp Pendleton's main gate in support of Sgt. Gary Stein.
Jeff Schwilk, founder of SoCal Patriots and a Marine Corps veteran, writes on the So Cal Patriots Facebook page:
All Marines are... taught not to obey ...
Although it's up to the Commanding General of MCRD San Diego to make the final decision on Sgt. Gary Stein's fate, a Marine administrative board has recommended the so-called "Anti-Obama Marine" be discharged from the service. The hearing was held yesterday at Camp Pendleton.
Stein, 26, originally got himself in hot water for writing Facebook posts in which he declared he would not follow orders from his commander-in-chief ...
Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt. Gary Stein, who's facing dismissal for his Anti-Obama Facebook posts, is suing members of his chain of command for alleged First Amendment violations in an attempt to stop his impending dismissal hearing. Stein supporter and SoCal Patriots founder Jeff Schwilk wrote in an email to Home Post:
Sgt. Stein and his team of attorneys are fighting back against the discharge proceedings and hearing scheduled by ...
Sgt. Gary Stein, the Camp Pendleton Marine in hot water for writing anti-Obama Facebook posts, will get a dismissal hearing before a Marine Corps Administrative Separation Board (also called "AdSep") on Saturday.
Stein posted on his Facebook page this morning that his hearing was set for 8 a.m. Saturday at Camp Pendleton.
What is an AdSep? According to the Marine Corps website:
An administrative separation is the way the ...
Sgt. Gary Stein, the Camp Pendleton Marine who made national headlines for writing anti-Obama Facebook posts, is still awaiting the final decision of Brig. Gen. Daniel Yoo. It's up to Yoo - as the commanding officer of MCRD San Diego - to decide whether to accept the recommendation of the Marine administrative board that voted unanimously last week to dismiss Stein from the Marines with an Other Than Honorable Discharge.
But ...
A Marine Corps public service announcement, or PSA, called “Staying Social Media Savvy During Election Season” got the boot after former Camp Pendleton Marine Gary Stein cried foul. The PSA used Stein's actions as a warning of what not to do - namely, post political statements on Facebook, according to the Marine Corps Times.
That made Stein, who was less than honorably discharged from the service in April for his ...
Former Camp Pendleton Marine Gary Stein, who was kicked out of the Corps for writing anti-Obama Facebook posts, says he is now suing the branch of the military in which he served for nine years.
Stein wrote on his Facebook page last night:
In case anyone was wondering my lawyers and I are moving forward with our Lawsuit against the Marine Corps... The lawsuit that I filed a month ago ...
Ex-Camp Pendleton Marine Gary Stein, who was kicked out of the Corps in April after writing anti-Obama Facebook posts, has announced plans to run for elected office. Stein, a Tea Party Republican, says he will run for a seat on the Murrieta City Council.
Stein told Camp Pendleton Patch he will pick up the necessary paperwork today:
"...I firmly believe that real 'Change' comes from from real leadership within the ...
In an unlikely alliance, the American Civil Liberties Union teamed up with Anti-Obama Marine Sgt. Gary Stein to fight his possible dismissal from the Marine Corps.
Stein is facing the boot for writing Facebook posts in which he said he would not follow the orders of Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama. He later changed those posts to say he would not follow unlawful orders.
