{"id":21147,"date":"2022-02-08T18:32:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/08\/cadet-command-looking-into-lieutenant-colonels-tweet-at-sma-grinston\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:15:31","slug":"cadet-command-looking-into-lieutenant-colonels-tweet-at-sma-grinston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/02\/08\/cadet-command-looking-into-lieutenant-colonels-tweet-at-sma-grinston\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadet Command \u2018looking into\u2019 lieutenant colonel\u2019s tweet at SMA Grinston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army command responsible for training most of the service\u2019s officers is \u201clooking into\u201d a social media post purportedly made by one of its officers questioning the Army\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post came from a now-deleted Twitter account, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220208164537\/https:\/\/webcache.googleusercontent.com\/search?q=cache%3AO9QVoAZT33MJ%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fmobile.twitter.com%2Fjames_attaway04%2Fwith_replies+&#038;cd=1&#038;hl=en&#038;ct=clnk&#038;gl=us\" target=\"_blank\">@james_attaway04<\/a>, in response to a tweet from Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston imploring leaders across the force to read about the service\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/02\/02\/army-begins-discharges-for-covid-vaccine-refusing-soldiers\/\" target=\"_blank\">move to separate troops <\/a>who have refused the shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enlisted troops declining the vaccine face immediate separation action, and retirement-eligible troops and officers have until March to submit their retirement or resignation requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The account that responded to the SMA appeared to belong to Lt. Col. James Attaway III, the head of Stephen F. Austin State University\u2019s ROTC program. It featured multiple photographs of the officer in his duties, as well as photographs of mail sent to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe vaccine doesn\u2019t stop you from getting or transmitted [<i>sic<\/i>] Covid, but we\u2019re mandating that the most healthy population on the planet get vaccinated or be discharged?\u201d the tweet said. \u201cIt\u2019s time to resign&#8230;.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2078\" height=\"1524\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.12.24-PM.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.12.24-PM.png.png 2078w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.12.24-PM.png.png?resize=300,220 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.12.24-PM.png.png?resize=768,563 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.12.24-PM.png.png?resize=1024,751 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.12.24-PM.png.png?resize=1536,1126 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-12.12.24-PM.png.png?resize=2048,1502 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2078px) 100vw, 2078px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The second of these two tweets, purportedly from Lt. Col. James Attaway III, has led to official scrutiny from Cadet Command. (Screenshot\/Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grinston <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/16thsma\/status\/1490003670641086472?s=21\" target=\"_blank\">responded<\/a>, and tagged Cadet Command\u2019s top general, Maj. Gen. Johnny Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThanks for your reply,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m sure [Davis] received your feedback as well?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed he has, according to a Cadet Command spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCadet Command is aware of the tweet attributed to one of our professors of military science that disagreed with the Department of the Army\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and tagged the Sergeant Major of the Army,\u201d said Lt. Col. Nichole Downs, a command spokesperson. \u201cThe command is looking into it and will take appropriate action as required.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not clear what action, if any, the Army will take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attaway declined comment when reached via email and provided contact information for his attorney, Capt. Matthew Bishop, who said in a phone interview that he would not \u201cconfirm or deny\u201d that the officer had sent the tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bishop expressed frustration with how the service has been handling the vaccine mandate, saying he didn\u2019t \u201cthink [it] was that controversial\u201d and noting that Attaway is \u201cfully vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attorney said he thinks a bigger issue is \u201ca rise of unprofessionalism\u201d over the vaccine mandate and pressure \u201cfrom [Attaway\u2019s commanding general]\u201d after Grinston tagged him in the tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSoldiers still have first amendment rights,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a 2021 Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/tlodocs\/87R\/billtext\/html\/SR00121F.htm\" target=\"_blank\">legislative resolution<\/a> congratulating Attaway on his selection for battalion command, the aviation officer has more than 20 years of service, including deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo. He\u2019s also completed Ranger School, and has an Expert Infantry Badge from his time as an enlisted soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bishop confirmed that Attaway had declined battalion command and was already in the retirement process before the tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/16thSMA\/status\/1490003670641086472\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/16thSMA\/status\/1490003670641086472<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lt. Col. 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