Navy Sailor Videos Herself Not Standing For The Flag, Immediately Gets Hit With This A Navy sailor who proudly recorded herself remaining seated as the national anthem blared through the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Pensacola, Florida is now facing consequences for her actions. A spokesperson for the training center confirmed that the unnamed sailor was being disciplined. The exact nature of the punitive measures was not identified, though it was confirmed the sailor will be permitted to continue training. Navy rules state that soldiers must stand and face the flag whenever the national anthem is played. When in uniform, they are also required to salute the flag. If in casual gear, as this sailor was on the morning of August 31, they must stand in attention with their right hand over their heart. This sailor did not of that. Instead she stayed seated, raising her fist to show solidarity with the Black Power movement. Afterwards, she praised San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, defending his decision not to stand in honor of a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. The sailor claims one stanza in the song basically says land of the free, home of the brave, except for hirelings and slaves and I just cant support anything like that. I think Colin had a really good point when he said we had bodies in the streets, she continued. There is no question that this nation is imperfect, and is still trying to recover from a history of slavery. But progress has been madeand it seems to be ignored her. Not to mention, when this sailor signed up to serve in defense of her country, she took an oath to the flag that she now appears to hold in disdain. What do you think of this sailors actions? 