In an impassioned and at times furious speech, departing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley defiantly proclaimed that the US military does not swear an oath to a “wannabe dictator.”
It was a bitter and pointed swipe that appeared unmistakably targeted at former President Donald Trump, who has in recent days accused Milley of “treason” and suggested that he should be put to death for his conduct surrounding Trump’s bid in 2021 to remain in office despite losing the presidential election.
“We are unique among the world’s militaries,” Milley said. “We don’t take an oath to a country, we don’t take an oath to a tribe, we don’t take an oath to a religion. We don’t take an oath to a king, or a queen, or a tyrant or a dictator.”
So… if they don’t swear an oath to a country, to whom are they sworn?
They swear an oath to uphold The Constitution of the United States of America
To the Constitution of the United States.
Read the article?
Why is this being downvoted? Not everyone is an army nerd and knows all this shit.
Because the answer is in the article.
Okay, but the video cuts off just before the answer and the page is formatted to draw attention away from the article.
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The Constitution…
United States Army Oath of Enlistment
“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”
They may not swear an oath to him, but they do swear to follow his orders.
Does no one remember Captain John Sheridan?
Do not follow illegal orders.
I think about the overall “President Clark” scenario a lot more these days, after the last former president.