@ Uncle Dave O
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Nobody said McChrystal made "disparaging remarks" about he Secretary of Defense, but he did say some pretty contemptuous things about the Commander-In-Chief, the VP, a US ambassador, and others.

Whether he said "seemed" or not, the issue really is spouting off to a known reporter about his quarrels with the President, etc.   And Biden, as VP, is specifically one of the people mentioned in the UMCJ Section 888, Article 88.

You don't think referring to the VP's job as a "non-job" as vice-president is an expression of contempt? That is expressing contempt both for the current VP and for the office itself. The UCMJ apparently considers that position to be a bit more important than that.

It may not be clear to you, just from reading the Rolling Stone article, that McChrystal was clearly insubordinate.   But, again, he is not being court-martialed or stripped of his rank. The Commander-In-Chief can change the assignments of Generals without needing to prove a court-martialable offense. And I suspect that Obama is privy to a lot more information on McChrystal than you or I know about based on the RS article.