The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights.  So i was reading the article from The First Amendment Center on how people were yelling obscenities at police officers. Because we make mistakes or break the law , we have the right to tell police to f.. off. According to the article we do, and the first amendment along with the number of case that have been thrown out or overturn on convictions. So what makes it so different when an enlisted military member ,commissioned officer or retired veteran any different when the speak out against the President in the same way. Is not the president/ Commander in Chief a elected official as well as a federal employee to the tax payers. Everyone deserves respect until their behavior dictates the do not deserve it any more. So why the double standard. Are the military personnel held to a higher standard  than the ordinary citizens above the first amendment. But we are held to a higher standard than just the average citizen, its called the UCMJ( Uniform Code Of Military Justice) (http://www.ucmj.us/ ) Just because we wear a uniform, does not take the first amendment away from us. Yes I know there are things we give up  when we enlist but freedom of speech is not one