• halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Note the oath the enlisted take specifically says they will follow the orders of the President.

    That’s not the one that matters.

    The officer’s oath does not include that, specifically for this reason:

    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; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. (Title 5 U.S. Code 3331, an individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services)

    https://www.army.mil/values/officers.html

    I’m 99% sure that these oaths apply across the board regardless of branch, because they apply to more than just commissioned officers.

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        11 hours ago

        I’ve already seen the taking point showing up on the right that the “… and domestic” part applies to the “antifa terrorists turning our cities into war zones and besieging federal (especially ICE) buildings.”

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      14 hours ago

      I really hope that GOs don’t take the oath lightly. When I taught that lesson to my cadets it was a serious conversation and usually involved stories about commanders I knew who got fired or court-martialed for everything including extra-marital affairs, to belittling subordinates, to fabricating illegal orders (and then breaking international law). I hope it doesn’t come to it, but I imagine that a military court would be less partisan than our current courts have been.