Can a Commander-in-Chief serve in the military (in Guard or Reserve Status) at the same time?
More info:
https://www.trumanlibrary.org/lifetimes/military.htm
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/rg407.htm
I see he was Retired from duty prior to becoming CoC.
But he was a Senator and attended at his own expense, how many of us would do that today!
I love this part of the link...
Forging Ties in the Reserves
Truman's military ties during World War I continued long after his experiences on the battlefields of France. Following his discharge in 1919, he missed army life and decided to return to Federal Service through the Officers' Reserve Corps. Although Colonel Truman completed his final stint of active duty in 1933, he was appointed commanding officer of the 379th Field Artillery and attended unit training during the summers of 1936 through 1938 at his own expense. Truman's own military service formed his views on security and defense. He became a strong advocate of military preparedness as the best method to deter future conflicts.
Truman Library - Records of the Adjutant Generals Office: Military Personnel File of Harry S....
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Military members serving in active political positions? | RallyPoint
We all should know that service members cannot express political opinion in uniform, or as a representative of the US Armed Forces. However, there are many examples in history when members of the Armed Forces were not only politically active, but were even serving in full time political jobs. For example, take former Senator Scott Brown, who served as Senator of Massachusetts while simultaneously serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the MA...