Should Active, Reserve, & Guard personnel be afforded the same rights of free speech & assembly in political elections & campaigns?

From what I understand, you can go out and participate in anything, even political rallies. HOWEVER, if you at any time make it known or deliver a statement in support of anything, you CAN NOT do it in the name of your service. In other words, you can say you suppose John Doe for president. What you can't do is say, "I'm in the USAF and I support John Doe for president." Nor can you do it while in uniform.

This is a highly misunderstood topic while serving in the military. But no, your right to free speech or right to assemble has not been taken away from you; it's simply been restricted to only AS A CIVILIAN.

I really don't have any problem with military personnel exercising the rights enjoyed by any citizen keeping in mind that no citizen has the right to circumvent elections through armed intervention. So long as the military refrains from using the organization, training, and equipment that We the People have provided for our defense and turn them against the lawfully elected government, why not? I can understand some expressing reluctance against giving military personnel the full expression of their rights inasmuch as military personnel tend to be very conservative in their political views. They are sworn to uphold the Constitution and most have a better understanding of that document than most other citizens. Thus, those on the Left would hate to see military personnel speaking their minds freely. Indeed, they would most likely be happy to see military personnel stripped of the right to vote. Keep in mind the impact the military vote has had on critical elections. The most famous example being the reelection of Abraham Lincoln. Without the popular support of the soldiers and sailors of the Union forces, the Democrats would have won that election and Lincoln's replacement would have ended the war, allowed the South to secede in peace, and slavery possibly would still exist today.

We have Reserve Officers who hold Political Positions which they Campaigned for.

Most notibly the recently retired Col L. Graham, and if i recall correctly one of our Presidents was also a Reserve Col.

You can exersise Free Speech & Assembly, inlcluding Politics, however you may not do so "in uniform" or on behalf of a Service, which are apolitical.