So here’s a story I thought was awesome… and it includes retroactive Public Relations so its very relevant and entertaining.
Ever since a very relaxed Tariqka Sheffey posted a selfie stating she would rather lay down in her car than salute the 1700 Flag, some dedicated military members have took it upon themselves to make a difference.. and they went to Facebook to do so. The group is called “Military Social Media Idiots” and the battle does not challenge their fellow servicemen’s combat skills, but rather their intelligence.
Another poor decision by Tariqka:
In the (now viral) Instagram post, Tariqka went on in ALL CAPS (because that’s how you indicate real talk) to say “keep all your that’s so disrespectful/how rude/etc comments to yourself,” but the Military Social Media Idiots group are glad to make those comments. Bad decisions on social media are often the sources for scandal. And after noticing that some soldiers were blatantly disgracing their own uniform online, the group began with their mission of protecting the reputation of U.S. servicemen. They are not going to to be happy with any offensive material coming from Americans in uniform and have already found many who agree with them. The group has gotten followers involved with both comments and support. In fact, after just one month of operation the group scored 19,580 likes and counting. But hey, they will not rest until servicemen with bad taste do! They actively ask their fans for notification when a post by a military member comes across as profane, racially-charged, or perverted. One comment I read from a supporter (anonymous serviceman) said, “You were brought up this morning in the nco meeting. Our soldiers are terrified of yall.” Sounds like a good move by an inside-party if you ask me.
Oh, and as for our poor Tariqka?
If worst came to worst, she could be tried by a court martial (military court) for insubordination or failure to obey regulations which could cost her two years in prison. Fortunately, it is unlikely such things will take place for this young servicewoman. Instead I just hope she can learn from this experience and refrain from following her philosophy of “IDGAFFFFF” when it comes to Instagram selfies and captions (why quotes? that was part of the caption… you don’t believe me? ok, HERE.)