Like other U.S. military officers detailed to the NSC, Lt. Col. Vindman normally wears civilian clothes in keeping with the council's dress requirements. But in formally appearing before Congress, Vindman is required to wear his Army uniform.
In a strange twist, decorated Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman had to explain why he was wearing his full dress uniform during Tuesday's House impeachment hearing.
"A soldier performing duties in an official capacity will normally be in uniform," Col. Kathy Turner, an Army spokeswoman, said in a written statement."In cases where a soldier is detailed to an agency outside of DOD, the individual would follow the policies of that agency." Trump also said,"I understand somebody had the misfortune of calling him 'Mr.' and he corrected them."
When he was later asked about that exchange by Rep. Chris Stewart R-Utah, Vindman explained that his request was based off"the attacks I have had in the press and Twitter have kind of eliminated the fact that either -- marginalized me as a military officer.""Representative Stewart, I'm in my uniform, wearing my military rank. I just thought it was appropriate to stick with that," Vindman replied.
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