While this would be appalling if true, one must seriously question whether this is enemy propagnda whose sole purpose is to damage the morale and reputation of the Armed Forces of the United States. Just as examples:
“A month earlier, Nay had informed Goldman that he thought it would be “funny” if he dressed up soldiers in the Nazi uniforms on Holocaust Memorial Day.” I suspect that this would be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, because the Army regulates the kind of uniforms its personnel can wear. I doubt that Nazi uniforms and swastikas are on the approved list.
“a Christian chaplain at the Fort Stewart Army base, hung Nazi uniforms and swastikas on the wall of the officers’ club at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, during a May 23, 2001 interfaith prayer breakfast Goldman was ordered to attend.” This also would be subversive of morale and discipline, as swastikas are also especially offensive to African-Americans. I doubt that VFW members who fought in the Second World War would particularly appreciate it, either.
While I am not a lawyer, the following seem applicable to displaying swastikas in a hate context (as opposed to battle trophies from the Second World War) and ordering subordinates to wear Nazi uniforms:
933. ART. 133. CONDUCT UNBECOMING AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
Any commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
934. ART. 134. GENERAL ARTICLE
Though not specifically mentioned in this chapter, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces, and crimes and offenses not capital, of which persons subject to this chapter may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, special or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and shall be punished at the discretion of that court.
I’m not saying this didn’t happen, because there are jerks in most organizations, but we must be very careful of accepting something like this as fact without verification, especially as it is harmful to the reputation of our Armed Forces.
Furthermore, the Washington Post reports, “Goldman said he appealed for help to the official “endorser” who sends Jewish chaplains to the military, the Jewish Chaplains Council. The head of the council, Rabbi David Lapp, disputed Goldman’s account and denied giving Goldman permission to quit. “It never happened,” he said in a telephone interview from New York.”
Also, “Captain Robert Nay” seems to exist solely at Truthout and nowhere else. Do a Google search, and you’ll see.

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The conduct described is just reprehensible and it wouldn’t surprise me if it were true. The officer corps of the military has been infected by evangelical Christian bigots in recent years. While such conduct probably doesn’t predominate in day-to-day military life, there are pockets of such bigotry out there that the Bills of this world are curiously ready to lay on Mulsim’s without the rigorous fact checking they require in every discussion of antisemitism arising on “our side.”
That there is record of Rabbi Goldman’s initial complaint, the fact that he requested reassignment, the fact the he resigned his commission and the fact that he agreed to accept return to the military if he could be reassigned lends to his credibility. It is the height of arrogance to respond by assigning Goldman to report directly to Captain Nay, given the nature of Rabbi Goldman’s complaints and his attempts to go through proper channels to deal with the situation.
If the military wants to ensure that the shortage of Jewish chaplains continues, the Army’s conduct in this case should do the trick.
And, for the record, I am one very teed-off Christian.