[brityank]

“And I will follow the orders of those appointed above me”. —Bizarre line included in advert for The US Navy. Kinda’ see where this is all going...

That line IS in the Oath for Enlisted and Non Commissioned Members of the Armed Forces, but NOT in the Officer's Oath:

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; 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.

Please note though - the first and supreme position is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic while the remainder of the oath is subordinate to that position. If you believe that an order given is unconstitutional you are on oath to refuse it.

You will suffer political consequences for it - just ask Michael New.

[JimRed]

Please note though - the first and supreme position is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic...

When the Commander in Chief is also the prime domestic enemy of the Constitution it gets kind of sticky. Assassination is frowned upon; a frogmarch off to pretrial confinement is unlikely. And an officer who wishes to remain an officer can't even speak the truth publicly.

[TalBlack]

As I recall the line is just there, hanging in space in the advert. It is preceded by vows to be deadly while acting on combat teams and such as that.