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To: xone; ransomnote; little jeremiah
The oath for officers is slightly different.

I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

It is only taken once at commissioning and has no expiration date. I feel just as bound by my oath as I did 42 years ago.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

924 posted on 06/05/2020 9:56:00 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: All
CNN reported:
“The painting of 16th St with “BLACK LIVES MATTER” is an effort not only blessed by Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser but initiated by her,” said the mayor’s spokeswoman LaToya Foster to CNN.

16th Street leading to White House is painted with giant yellow letters spelling Black Lives Matter. pic.twitter.com/Y0KNifEk06— Alex Leary (@learyreports) June 5, 2020


927 posted on 06/05/2020 9:59:35 AM PDT by Miss Didi ("After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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To: LonePalm
Lisa Mei Crowley [AF SMSgt (ret)] feels the same.



929 posted on 06/05/2020 10:02:09 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: LonePalm

Indeed - though I did take it twice - once as an entering plebe midshipman at USNA and once upon commissioning. The oaths were same for both of those as I recall.


930 posted on 06/05/2020 10:04:31 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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