Posted on Jul 4, 2014
How do you feel about currently serving military who bash the President on social media?
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My word: Inspirational
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Did you mean bash as in "criticize harshly"? Nice to know you are thinking about what your limitations are as a member of the armed forces.
Soon you will be an officer, and by the way, congratulations on your selection to the Warrant Officer program. The oath you take as an officer will be different than the one you took as an enlisted man. 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 _____ (Military Branch) 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.)
Strangely enough, the oath you will swear does not include a promise to obey the orders of the President, nor does it make reference to the UCMJ. Have you any idea why there is a difference? Would be interesting to find out.
Soon you will be an officer, and by the way, congratulations on your selection to the Warrant Officer program. The oath you take as an officer will be different than the one you took as an enlisted man. 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 _____ (Military Branch) 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.)
Strangely enough, the oath you will swear does not include a promise to obey the orders of the President, nor does it make reference to the UCMJ. Have you any idea why there is a difference? Would be interesting to find out.
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Thanks for the congratulations. I do understand the difference between enlisted and officer oaths and why.
Capt Jeff S.
Perhaps you could enlighten us.
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Capt, I know what you are getting at. Frankly, I do not wish to discuss this further.
He isn't my President. When he is properly vetted, perhaps then I would feel differently about him.
But seeing as this scandal plagued lead from behind loser has only managed to come up with computer generated forgeries to establish his eligibility and those who know too much about him keep dying under mysterious circumstances... I'm of the opinion he can be nothing else but a fraud! Obama is completely undeserving of the office which he is currently squatting in, and rightly belongs in jail for a number of scandals he has been implicated in, plus treason.
History will bear this out when the truth finally comes to light.
But seeing as this scandal plagued lead from behind loser has only managed to come up with computer generated forgeries to establish his eligibility and those who know too much about him keep dying under mysterious circumstances... I'm of the opinion he can be nothing else but a fraud! Obama is completely undeserving of the office which he is currently squatting in, and rightly belongs in jail for a number of scandals he has been implicated in, plus treason.
History will bear this out when the truth finally comes to light.
Capt Jeff S.
It's a free country. You're entitled to your opinion and I'm entitled to mine. Is there anything I've said that isn't true?
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Veterans show Obama how they turn their backs on him, as he has done to them - BizPac Review
Angry veterans protested President Obama’s visit to Delaware to show their disdain for how the administration has treated them. The 25 protesters — led by Martin Nicholson, a veteran Marine —lined the street andturned their backsto the president’s passing motorcade. “We feel he’s turned his back on us veterans, so we’re going to turn our …
Wow, it is too hard not too. The president is not talked about nicely anywhere in the military that I am aware of. I think the best thing he did for us is get us out of Iraq.
SFC (Join to see)
Capt Jeff Schwager- That has been my argument all along. I feel much better taking it to the enemy rather than having it come here as it did on 911. I feel it is a mistake to leave Iraq so soon. I have felt from the beginning this would or should be a commitment like Germany or Korea. I realize it spreads our Military thin but instead of cutting the Military why not build it up? I'm sure that gets into another topic itself.
SSG William Sutter
I understand what everyone has to say. I think that everyone is right. Yes he is our Commander in Chief, Yes there are issues with pulling out of Iraq and yes time will tell. How many times have week been to Iraq so far. We didn't and still have not finished the mission there I think. We will be back in another 10-15 years is what I think. Time will tell if Iraq's somewhat of a civil war will work things out. Everyone knows that a newly created nation (which is what we seem to create everywhere we go), will work or just go back to the way it was.
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