It would take some type of general indeed to decide that the enemies to the Constitution were domestic, and that only a military solution could save it.
And how would he start? One wrong step, one failed attempt at recruiting a core of senior officers, and that would be it. Running across one general staffer who thinks, “Hmm, if I go along with general DBrow, I may not get another star. But if I turn him in, I definitely will, before I retire”. Then, he’d have to get a bunch of light colonels too, and a gaggle of lower officers, and a division or two of enlisted before he could move.
As for the “enlisted” scenario, let us pray that we don’t descend into that type of chaos.
Don’t think that it would HAVE to descend into chaos... there are many capable and competent enlisted, and some with outstanding leadership skills.
It may be that such a scenario, could bring great good... if the enlisted-types got the support of the people, then I think it would be all over for the politicos. That’s a big if though.