Absolute insanity and a gross violation of Army regs.

"Army ROTC cadets are complaining on message boards that they were pressured to walk in high heels on Monday for an Arizona State University campus event designed to raise awareness of sexual violence against women.

The Army openly encouraged participating in April’s “Walk A Mile in Her Shoes” events in 2014, but now it appears as though ROTC candidates at ASU were faced with a volunteer event that became mandatory.

“Attendance is mandatory and if we miss it we get a negative counseling and a ‘does not support the battalion sharp/EO mission’ on our CDT OER for getting the branch we want. So I just spent $16 on a pair of high heels that I have to spray paint red later on only to throw them in the trash after about 300 of us embarrass the U.S. Army tomorrow,” one anonymous cadet wrote on the social media sharing website Imgr, IJReview reported Monday.



http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015.../#ixzz3XynqHfKm

From PJ Media where I first found this story someone pointed out the commander of this ROTC unit is one Major Michelle Bravo. Why not drop ole Michelle a line telling her what you think of this idiocy.

Michelle.Bravo@asu.edu

Do tell: Soldiers in high heels draw online outburst

"Another Army spokesman confirmed what many commenters pointed out: Regardless of intent, wearing civilian shoes with the ACU is a violation of Army Regulation 670-1, which states, in part, that "[w]earing a combination of civilian and military clothing is prohibited, unless prescribed in this regulation or directed by the Secretary of the Army." Similar language is included in Cadet Command Regulation 670-1, which offers ROTC-specific uniform guidelines."

"Army Cadet Command refused to answer questions regarding the ASU event or the alleged complaints posted online, nor would officials make the school's professor of military science, Maj. Michelle Bravo, available for an interview. ACC spokesman Lt. Col. Paul Haverstick instead provided the following statement:

USACC units were directed to participate in Sexual Assault Awareness Month events to help support campus discussions and programs to help stomp [sic] out sexual assault on the campuses where we have a presence. The events included "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" or "JROTC /ROTC 5K Run/Walk" or other combined events with the schools to raise awareness on the issue of sexual assault. The command did not direct how the units would participate.

We are currently reviewing how local ROTC units implemented their participation in these events designed to raise awareness on the issue of sexual assault."

Bravo ought be reprimanded at the very least but in today's squirrely climate the Army will probably call this a "misunderstanding" and she will get promoted to Lt. Colonel or higher.