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Originally Posted by Risuli
I believe I'm in agreement with the original poster about the Dan Newlin ads that feature what appear to be active military. Government entities and the military should not appear to be endorsing any one firm or business over another. These ads seem to show active military, possibly on military sites (or with active military equipment in the case of the Blue Angels) giving the impression of endorsing Mr. Newlin's business. Certainly the military members do not directly discuss his business, but thank him for his contributions, but nonetheless give the impression of endorsing HIM and if you've seen his ads he puts himself forward as his business. Its a fine line, but it would seem to be a little over the edge.
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The ads definitely violate the Joint Ethics Regulation (JER) and apparently none of these servicemembers thought to get a legal review of their actions. The only reason I can think of why these ads haven’t been shut down is that they are running locally and no military lawyers have seen them. The Blue Angels one is particularly mind-boggling to me because it was clearly shot on base with the aircraft in the background!
Retired Army lawyer