Brian, I'll guess why there's been no answer. I may be a mile off because I don't know what latitude the US military provides for public engagement in politics.

When my father was waiting for a boat to come home from the war he campaigned in his air force uniform for Churchill's candidate---against military rules.

He got away with it because the war was over, he had a good record, was one of the organizers of The Great Escape, and one helluva guy.

Maybe no replies is because members here don't want you to put your foot in it.