The Army announced Wednesday it will take a look into two soldiers who appeared in uniform during Democratic National Convention coverage Tuesday night, Politico reports.
Troops are prohibited from being in uniform during partisan political or campaign events, per Department of Defense rules.
During the DNC roll call, two soldiers wearing Army uniforms stood on either side of American Samoa officials as the territory awarded its delegates.
A Democratic Convention official told Politico that including uniformed military personnel in the video was an “oversight.”
“Each state was asked to highlight issues and values that matter most and the American Samoa delegation wanted to highlight their commitment to military service when they filmed their segment,” the official said.
Now, the Army will investigate the soldiers, who are assigned to the 9th Mission Support Command.
"Wearing a uniform to a partisan political event like this is prohibited," Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Emanuel Ortiz said in a statement. "The Army follows the Department of Defense's longstanding and well-defined policy regarding political campaigns and elections to avoid the perception of DoD sponsorship, approval or endorsement of any political candidate, campaign or cause."
According to Politico, the Democratic Party’s 2020 platform vows to “end the Trump administration’s politicization of the armed forces.”
The Trump administration has been accused of infusing politics into the military.
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