I took that very oath, myself. USAF, too.
Further, I’m one of those who deny any ‘expiration date’ for the oath.
That said, I see this kind of narcissistic ‘attention whoring’ behavior as being ABSOLUTELY contrary to The Oath.
As pointed out here and on MANY other threads, the Oath is to the Constitution and has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with the incumbent Executive. Unlike other nations throughout history, the US Military owes ALL allegiance to the Constitution, NOT the Government or any Individual, Faction or Party. We have no tolerance for these kinds of slackers or for James Mattoon Scott or any other disloyalists.
If Moran truly values and honors his Oath, he would not act in such a silly, pointless and ultimate useless manner, throwing it away in such a meaningless gesture.
This is NOT an interesting political or philosophical gesture. It is disloyalty, oath breaking and lawlessness. Pure and simple.
One Man’s Opinion
21stCenturion
This is NOT an interesting political or philosophical gesture. It is disloyalty, oath breaking and lawlessness. Pure and simple.
He is defending the constitution from both a foreign and domestic enemy. You are advocating a halt to action against the enemy, and you accuse HIM of being disloyal? Have we gone to "Newspeak" already? You have it completely backwards. The entire Military should have risen en masse to demand proof when none was forthcoming.
Therefore they have guarded against, and to insure experience and attachment to the country, they have determined that no man who is not a natural born citizen, or citizen at the adoption of the Constitution, of fourteen years residence, and thirty-five years of age, shall be eligible.