I disagree with the premise of your comment. Officers swear to the Constitution, not the President: “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; 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.”
Is chewing gum in the code?
You are correct, and in the Constitution, the President, as the only person elected by the entire people of the United States, is assigned the task of setting foreign policy.
This question is out of ignorance...
Do all officers by-pass the oath of enlistment ?
“It is not his duty to question or second guess the President or his Senior Officers unless he believes they are in violation of the Laws of this land.” “Officers swear to the Constitution, not the President” Do enlisted men also swear to defend the Constitution or might they think their job is to obey the Commander in Chief?
It appears through these hearings that an important issue is whether there are two very different policies with regard to Ukraine. One would be the policy supporting an independent and democratic Ukraine that has been followed by presidents in both parties for decades. The other appears to be a hidden policy developed recently. I have a son with 21+ years mostly in Special forces, so I have been paying attention to the national security issues and was horrified by the Russian seizure of Crimea and the invasion and killing of thousands of Ukrainians in other areas as well. One important result of this Impeachment activity is that people are certainly listening to and hearing about the complex national security issues involved. Ultimately the voters will have a say in this complex situation.