Posted on Feb 29, 2016
Would the military follow the orders of Donald Trump?
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I have seen people sharing an article suggesting that "anonymous military leaders" have said they would not take orders from a President Trump. Whether this information is fake or not, why would anyone believe that the military would not follow orders from whoever becomes the Commander in Chief? The military does not sign up to serve one political party or candidate over the other.
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We see this every election for each President. It's BS. The military is one of the few Government organizations which understands the national security of our country comes before our political perceptions.
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Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin
GySgt John Olson - Re-read what I'm saying Gunny. To clarify, I'm speaking of the reports that there were or are Generals/Leaders who "say" they will not follow the orders of the given President. No where did I imply that this actually happens from significant members of the military. In fact, I did say "It's BS."
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Speaking as a military officer, I don't care how much I loathe Donald Trump as a racist, bullying demagogue. If he were to win the election in November, then come January 20, 2017 at noon, he would, upon taking the oath of office, BE the President. At that point, I would follow ALL lawful orders that came from him.
Why? Because that's what we do as military officers.
Why? Because that's what we do as military officers.
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CPT Ray Doeksen
I think the trouble is that he's LOUDLY proclaimed a number of things ... repeatedly, that would be war crimes, as this article in conservative outlet The National Review discusses: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/428719/kill-terrorists-families-gangsta-trump
Trump’s Call to Kill Family Members of Terrorists Is Quarter-Baked
If the Trump Standard is applied, and we go after terrorists' families, we'd be joining a sordid collection of regimes that have used collective punishment to stay in power.
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SGT Philip Keys
CW3 (Join to see) - I saw that, you said you would follow the lawful orders of any president. Saying trump is a racist when we already have a racist president was what I meant to comment on.
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I don't like Trump at all but the moment he's sworn in as president my personal opinions become irrelevant. The American people have made their choice and I'm bound to honor that. The military's role is apolitical we stand ready defend the nation regardless of who is in office.
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