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To: OldDeckHand
I believe the phrase is...

"Support and defend the constitution of the united states and to obey the orders of the president and the officers appointed over me.... "

Guy's a dumb ass. Soon to be a court martialed dumb ass

54 posted on 07/13/2009 3:47:58 PM PDT by Qatar-6
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To: Qatar-6
Support and defend the constitution of the united states and to obey the orders of the president and the officers appointed over me.... "

Note that "support and defend the constitution of the united states" comes before "obeying the orders of the president". First things first.

62 posted on 07/13/2009 4:39:30 PM PDT by Uncle Chip (TRUTH : Ignore it. Deride it. Allegorize it. Interpret it. But you can't ESCAPE it.)
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To: Qatar-6
Support and defend the constitution of the united states and to obey the orders of the president and the officers appointed over me.... "

That's only in the oath of enlistment. It's not in the Officers Oath of office.

The wordings of the current oath of enlistment and oath for commissioned Army officers are as follows:

"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." (Title 10, US Code; Act of 5 May 1960 replacing the wording first adopted in 1789, with amendment effective 5 October 1962).

"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." (DA Form 71, 1 August 1959, for officers.)

Source: US Army Center of Military History

63 posted on 07/13/2009 4:39:50 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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