[little jeremiah]

Commissioned officers do not swear an other to the President.

https://www.army.mil/values/officers.html

Oath of Commissioned Officers
I ___, 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.

https://www.army.mil/values/oath.html

Enlisted:
Oath of Enlistment
I, _____, 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; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

Maybe vets can chime in on this topic.

[little jeremiah]

Good night to all FRens, FReeQs, FReepers, LurQers, Truth SeeQers, Digital Soldiers, and everyone choosing the right side in the war beween Good and Evil; sleep well tonight and have a peaceful day tomorrow. May God keep President Trump and everyone fighting against evil from harm, and may He bring victory.

The Laws of Nature are the Laws of God,
Whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.
A legislature must not obstruct our obedience to Him
| from whose punishment they cannot protect us.
All human constitutions which contradict His laws,
we are in conscience bound to disobey.
George Mason

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

L.J. General Ben Hodges (retired) was intimating that Hegeseth and Trump might be like Hitler and demand that the Generals swear alliegence to Trump rather than the Constitution. Sec Defense makes certain that Gen Ben knows that He has seen the comment.

(Gen. Hodges commanded the 101st Airborne 1st brigade and was among the people wounded by Sergeant Hassan Akbar in 2003.)

[LonePalm]

The enlisted do NOT take an oath to the President. They take an oath to the Constitution. In addition, they swear to obey the orders of the President and the officers appointed over them.

This is because the enlisted are not always equipped to recognize lawful vice unlawful orders. This shields them.

Officers swear allegiance only to the Constitution. They are expected to know which orders are lawful and which are not. Furthermore, they are expected to never issue an unlawful order.

Enlisted personnel take the oath at the beginning of each term of enlistment. Officers take the oath only once, at commissioning. Our oath has no expiration date.

SpyNavy

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)

[stylin19a]

Marine Corps Manual

2. Mission and Functions

a. The Marine Corps shall be organized, trained, and equipped to:

(1)...
(7) Perform such other duties as the President may direct.

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Commissioned officers do not swear an other to the President.

Neither do enlisted. Oath is to the Constitution for both, the enlisted also swear obedience to their seniors, contingent on the O's carrying out the oaths under good order an discipline. Führereid was a personal oath of loyalty to Hitler. I suspect this big meeting will be dual purpose. First a reorganizational FIREX. The requirements for a post-insurrection stance have already happened since the mil plans all. And there has to be more since you aren't firing folks and then having a post conference beerex @ the Club to ruminate about future plans.