From Military.com:
“Army to
Oust Lieutenant for Making Holocaust Jokes on TikTok”
The Army
lieutenant who posted a video on social media of himself joking about Jewish
people sent to Nazi ovens during the Holocaust is about to be kicked out of the
Army, an official from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, confirmed. In August, the
XVIII Airborne Corps launched a 15-6 fact-finding investigation on 2nd Lt.
Nathan Freihofer, a popular TikTok influencer with millions of followers, after
one of his videos showed him in civilian clothes in front of a mirror telling
the offensive joke and appearing to render a Nazi salute. The investigation
that followed ended with Freihofer's commander recommending, "let's
reprimand and retain" him in the Army, XVIII Airborne spokesman Col. Joe
Buccino told Military.com. Lt. Gen. Michael "Erik" Kurilla, commander
of the XVIII Airborne, disagreed, saying that his behavior was inconsistent
with Army values, especially for a soldier who serves in a leadership position,
according to Buccino said. He added that Kurilla "made the decision not to
retain."
Freihofer, an
artillery officer who has 3.8 million followers on TikTok, had been under
investigation for months and was removed from his leadership position in the
3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia, in August, The Washington Post
reported. "He's not leading troops; he was moved to a non-leadership type
position," Buccino told Military.com. The decision is not final yet,
however. Freihofer has been given time to prepare an argument in his favor,
which he is scheduled to present in the next two weeks, Buccino said. If
Kurilla decides Freihofer should leave the Army, it's still unclear when that
will occur since the case will have to go up to the Army staff level for
processing. The Army's senior leadership launched efforts to root out racism
and extremism in the ranks after the May 25 death of George Floyd, a Black man
who died in the custody of Minneapolis police. The incident touched off
protests against racism across the country.
^ Whether he is
actually ousted out of the Army or not one thing is clear he should never be
allowed in a position of authority (in the Military or in Civilian Life.) ^
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