[Christien]

Yeah, I gotta agree with Dan and Pat on this one - Dan hit it on the head when he said the armed forces should be doing everything in their power to uphold the constitution, and one of the biggest parts of that is the right to free speech. Does the UCMJ override the constitution? I thought the constitution was the absolute top of the pile in terms of precedence. Here in Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (our constitution) takes precedence over any law or regulation, and Charter challenges commonly strike down laws (or parts of them) that contravene the charter.