Should the US Constitution (handbook version) be an inspectable item?

On a side note... if it’s so important for me and my soldiers to have The Marne standard handbook on us.. then I think it’s just as important to have this little book on us as well. In my humble opinion.

I Inspectable item? Nah. Required reading? Absolutely. With spot checks. How can we put our name to protecting and defending something if we don't know what it is?
Defending the constitution is as ideological as it is physical.

I don't think it should be however, the constitution should be gone embedded in to NCOES as well as an emphasis on UCMJ because there are a lot of violations committed by Officers and NCOs.

I would ask what is the end state. I'm assuming that the end goal is to have Soldiers at all levels be familiar with the Constitution. So, the next question is will making a pocket Constitution an inspectible item guarentee that Soldiers at all levels are familiar with the Constitution? Or is it possible for it to be an inspectible item and someone not be familiar with the Constitution?

To me, an inspectible item is something that is intended either to error-proof or mitigate some hazard or situation that could occur.

While I find it important to read the Constitution and I had a pocket version, I don't think that having all Soldiers carry one will make them more efficient or effective. And I dont think it will guarantee better understanding of it at all levels.

What I think will most likely happen is that it's something Soldiers at all levels will carry because their told to without actually digging into it.

I would say since it doesn't force an outcome, probably not.

Yes

Yes it should be added! as a matter of fact at least at Basic Training it should be added to that manual that When I came thru Basic Trng ,Lackland AFB, Texas , It was a manual we carried everywhere while training.Then As Part Of Training for your Speciality, it should be added and tested on too!

Yep it needs to be learned by many not just a few.

You should know it forwards and backwards just like any manual of arms

I think that each applicant should be given on by the recruiter and told to read it before they take the oath so that they know what they are swearing to defend.

Negative ghostrider!

I believe we are combat oriented, and have leadership that are accountable. We do our mission and they do theirs. Let’s focus on the mission, while we are in uniform we should be impartial.

Its a great thought, but like its been said by others, it's another thing joes have to read or carry. I would simply keep it as a leaders reading list material. As it stands all officers whether going through ocs, ROTC or an academy need to take military history courses. Most of the time the constitution, declaration of independence, or articles of confederation are primary sources required for reading. At most I would keep it as a useful reading material for enlisted looking to make the jump to E5.

No. Yes, I think service members should know the constitution, it was a part of required training during a recent VBA. However, no, I do not think it should now or in the future be an inspectable item.

Secondly, and let me say this first, I do not believe you are the type I am about to describe, as I do not know you very well, just need to say it. But secondly, a lot of people who believe that soldiers should fight back against "domestic terrorists" and "tyrants" hinting at politicians, do not fully realize the severity of what they're actually implying. Again, not saying that's you. I have heard similar talk with that type of ideas being tossed around.

This subject used to be covered in high school (back in the day) before the education system became screwed up. We were told in the 1960s that the communists were concentrating on two areas in our colleges and universities - education and journalism. Form your own opinion on that premise.