"" A U.S. Army soldier is in hot water for
snapping a selfie and boasting about hiding in
her car to avoid saluting the flag.
Pfc. Tariqka Sheffey is catching serious heat
for uploading the image, where she appears in
full uniform, to Instagram.
"This is me laying back in my car hiding so I
don't have to salute the 1700 flag," she
captioned the picture.
"KEEP ALL YOUR 'THATS SO DISRESPECTFUL/
HOWRUDE/ETC.' COMMENTS TO YOURSELF
cuz, right now, IDGAFFFF," she added, under
her handle sheffeynation.
The picture, and its caption, went viral and
Sheffey — a member of the 59th Quartermaster
Company, 43rd Sustainment Brigade at Fort
Carson, Colo. — is now facing calls for her
removal.
Other critics are demanding she be fired from
her post, the Army Times reported.
Army colonel chaplain salutes the U.S. flag as
required. Failure to salute has critics of Pfc.
Tariqka Sheffey wondering how she can defend
it.
"Any soldier who refuses to salute the flag is
in the military for the wrong reason, and
should be removed by dishonorable discharge
with loss of all benefits," one Facebook user
said.
"If they won't salute it, they damn sure won't
fight for it," he added.
A Fort Carson spokesman revealed that an
investigation into the posting of the image is
underway.
Sheffey appeared to offer an apology, of sorts,
by posting a video to the social network
Tuesday.
"I seriously just want to say thank you to
everybody who stood up to me today, like
seriously. That s--t to me was not serious. I
am not a disrespectful soldier, and I really
appreciate you all," she said.""
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That part needs to happen AS WELL as her being discharged.

@sweeterthejuic3: Not only is she disrespecting the lives given that the flag represents, buts shes disrespecting all military women who came before her...they shld get together and curb stomp her sorry ass....

@WalkSoftly: I hope a damn good Sargent major smokes the livin pi$$ out of her every fu.ckin day until her courts martial dumb disrespectful no good It makes my Army look bad and that just pi$$es me off. I love that flag and damn proud to salute it

@WalkSoftly: I agree.

I don't feel a bit sorry fer her if she goes to the stockade I hear they have special kinda justice in there

It bad enough that I have coffee with two Marines(no offense walks) and a sailor who love to hoorah me bout being a Soldier but this is gunna top the dam cake

What are their numbers so I can send them this story? Lmao! j/k lol

@WalkSoftly: the two Marines never let up but it all in good fun normally but believe you me every time a Soldier fudges up I never hear the end of it or if discussion turns to Iwo Jima and Omaha beach