27 May 2024 5:38 pm
Thank you Sir for your service!maineman » 27 May 2024, 3:41 pm » wrote: ↑ The buzz is that Trump might very well be liked by the enlisted troops, but the career professional officer corps despises him.
The enlisted oath of office says they swear to support and defend the constitution 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.
the officer's oath is conspicuously missing the part about the President. We support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; even if that domestic enemy is the President himself.
To play that high level game for 20 or more years is commendable.
The Non-Coms learn quickly that the **** flows down stream and the UCMJ has them by the balls if and when they ever read it.