Nice try, pop. I'm sure the Constitution gives a specific out to someone who wants to renege on his oath. Just what Amendment is that, again?
"My son is doing the same thing, fighting for the Constitution, fighting to preserve civil liberties," Bob Watada said. "He is standing up for our Constitution and all the principles it stands for."
his civil liberties stopped the moment he joined. he's now subject to the UCMJ and should have the book thrown at him (making sure the book is securly affixed to an anvil)..
Put him in the brig, try him. He is refusing a direct order to report to his assignment.
It is just like desertion. Doubly bad, for as a commissioned officer, he has learned different.
That is a matter of opinion. And the opinion of someone who raised a son so poorly interests me not at all.
Aspiring Democrat politician
from army.mil....
The wordings of the current oath of enlistment and oath for commissioned 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.)
I hope that all of you out there realize that the above oath is clearly not politically correct. See, it's that "So help me God." part that's the trouble. The ACLU will clearly focus on that as an 'establishment' of a particular brand of religion. The guy's off SCOTT!
Watada, haji wo shire! (You're a disgrace Watada!)
Japan * ping * (kono risuto ni hairitai ka detai wo shirasete kudasai : let me know if you want on or off this list)
Should probably be borne in mind that the American Nisei manned the most-decorated unit of World War II. And they had a lot more cause to dissent back then.
Wada. What a MAN.
Therein lies the difference.
They should go for simply American, but Japanese American is more American than Japanese-American.
THIS GUY IS THE BIGGEST IDIOT EVER.
If you want to pull this off, you can not be an asian.
None of the asians will support this.
The leftists politicians see asians as too small a minority to be interested in supporting this.
Ditto for the news media.
The absence of any one supporting him means the military is going to want to make a big time example out of him.
He is so screwed.
My oldest son is at Ft. Benning GA right now, busting his ass in basic training - he aspires to be an Army Ranger and fight wherever he is assigned.
I miss G every day he's not here, and fear for his safety. But at least I know my son has the FORTITUDE to put himself between us and the enemy!
Not like Lt. Watada here, who signed his name and took the oath, but doesn't have the strength of character to follow through with his duty.
Sorry - hearing about this puke made me mad as hell.
bttt
Cindy Sheehan has probably already called.