AI Overview
Military speech has significant limits compared to civilian speech, focusing on maintaining good order, discipline, and mission effectiveness; these restrictions prohibit classified info, contemptuous speech against officials, political advocacy in uniform, and speech undermining the chain of command, with newer rules also targeting extremist activity, even on social media, both on and off duty
. While service members retain First Amendment rights, the Supreme Court recognizes these are curtailed to balance individual expression with the armed forces' unique need for unity and obedience, a principle enforced through the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ
Military speech has significant limits compared to civilian speech, focusing on maintaining good order, discipline, and mission effectiveness; these restrictions prohibit classified info, contemptuous speech against officials, political advocacy in uniform, and speech undermining the chain of command, with newer rules also targeting extremist activity, even on social media, both on and off duty
. While service members retain First Amendment rights, the Supreme Court recognizes these are curtailed to balance individual expression with the armed forces' unique need for unity and obedience, a principle enforced through the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ
