"I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God."
under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and United States Code, officer of the US military swear allegience to the Constitution, and specifically this oath differs from the enlisted oath, there is no reference to "... I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, ..."
According to the US Army history "the officer oath has undergone substantial minor modification since 1789".
My honey was appointed a officer in the Army after serving 2 years in the Marines as enlisted(yes at one time there was a 2 year active duty enlistment) , using the G.I. Bill to finish college, and participation in a Army ROTC scholarship program.
The oath he took has no end date. The oath I took as a police communications specialist years ago was similar, says
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter."
So if we both at some point took a oath to do these things, and have never reneged on it, how is it that members of Congress and local legislatures can violate these same oaths on a regular basis and be re-elected????
Well haveing taken both 1st as a Ret USMC 1stSgt and as a Sgt in State County City LawEnforement --its simple folks are to damn lazy to vote them out of office or get involved in Non-PC fights that protect EVERYBODY white black yellow green with purple spots and the Rule Of Law
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