The high-ranking Bundeswehr commander Anastasia Biefang (47) wants to show her superiors what she writes on her private profiles. And there is a good reason for that: the 2nd Senate of the Federal Administrative Court ruled that she should not choose her words in such a way that her reputation as a soldier would be damaged.
The text of their Tinder profile went too far for the Bundeswehr. Her disciplinary superior reprimanded her. She resisted the disciplinary action. According to “NTV”, the troop service court in the lower court had already confirmed the reference. It saw a violation of soldiers’ duty to behave “properly” even off duty.
The military service senate found that Biefang held a particularly representative position as a commander with 1,000 employees. “We think that a commander must also choose his words on the Internet,” said the presiding judge Richard Häußler in the verdict. “Formulations that raise doubts about the character’s integrity must be avoided.”
