This recruit’s high school was blasted online after it barred her from wearing an Army sash to...

First off - how are people going to join what is the epitome of conforming (the military) but bitch about not being able to be different? If it's against school policy to add things to the cap and gown, then it is. Just like there are uniform regulations in the military.

This has nothing to do with liberal or left leaning anything. That school is in Nebraska - one of the reddest damn states in the country. I know - I'm from Nebraska. So don't start with the "liberal left leaning" stuff. There is very little of that in the high schools in the state.

"The principal determined Pohlmeier would not be allowed to wear the sash because it falls outside the rules for what can be worn with gowns and caps at graduation, the Kansas City Star reported."

"Hastings Public Schools went on Facebook to explain what items are approved for wear to the ceremony, and to try to clear up what it called a “misrepresentation of our graduation.”
The students were wearing cords symbolizing Freshmen Mentoring, hoods representing the National Honor Society and medals for the “Top 10%,” all approved “symbols earned while attending our high school,” the district stated. "

How in the world does she expect to make it in the Army if she can't follow policies? So if she wants to add something to her military uniform, is she going to bitch and moan about that?

Also has she even finished basic? I'm pretty sure if she just graduated the most she's done is maybe basic doing split option.

My brother joined the National Guard after high school. At his graduation the principal recognized all them who were going into the military BUT no one asked for special sashes to put on their cap and gown. She wore it after graduation. Obviously people know she's going into the military. So why the need to highlight it?

It's funny that I see people on here who are outraged about this but are the first people to go after a soldier who tries to be an individual.

The principal was right in this one, and if you really want to be in the Army (you are a recruit, you aren't there yet) you will understand very quickly what rules and regulations mean. If there are prescribed guidelines for what can and can't be worn (sounds almost like a uniform regulation) and you choose to go against that standard, you are held accountable for your choice.

That being said, this is another example of people using "patriotism" and "pride in service" as attacks, and in this case, they are wrong. It isn't "unpatriotic" to tell someone that they can't wear something given to them by a recruiter on a graduation gown.

Maybe I'm wrong here but if her sash was celebrating LBGTQ rights someone might have wondered she didn't obey the rules but they would not have said anything due to fear of the dark side of political correctness which causes people grief, loss of employment, and even violence.