This is the oath an officer takes:
I (insert name), having been appointed a (insert rank) in the U.S. Army under the conditions indicated in this document, do accept such appointment and 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.
This is the oath enlisted personnel take:
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; 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. (emphasis added)
The idea that an enlisted man's oath allows, much less requires, him to refuse to follow orders to show up for work, is prepostorous.
Oh, Birthers, ping me when this clown refuses an Air Force paycheck until BO proves his place of birth to whatever undefined tribunal this guy wants established.
Oh, Birthers, ping me when this clown refuses an Air Force paycheck until BO proves his place of birth to whatever undefined tribunal this guy wants established.
The sergeant claims to be AWOL. He appears to be looking beyond his next paycheck.
My son took the oath as an officer, and I was there when he took it, so it is forever in my heart.
That said, I assume the enlisted must wonder about the orders issued by officers who do not question their own oaths.
How to keep order in the ranks, right? What is an enlisted man to do when the officers pay little or no attention to their obligations.
I say again, what about the oaths taken by congress/administration/judicial?
Consider the want of a nail?