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Sam06
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This is the oath Officers in the military take:
"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."
You can replace God with whatever your beliefs are or omit it.
So this chubby LTC that testified to congress did he violate his oath?
He serves at the leisure of the POTUS so he could get fired.
BTW I don't consider this political but if the mods do please move it.
"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."
You can replace God with whatever your beliefs are or omit it.
So this chubby LTC that testified to congress did he violate his oath?
He serves at the leisure of the POTUS so he could get fired.
BTW I don't consider this political but if the mods do please move it.
RLTW
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If this had been against hillary I wouldn't give a wooden nickle on this guys chances but since its against Trump I bet he is held up as a role model.
IMO he doesn't look like he could pass the Weight test.........he is chubby with a double chin.
What I find somewhat amusing about this whole debacle, that no one speaks to, is that Foreign Policy by the United States, has been conducted "Quid Pro Quo," for Eons. "Do this, or we will not do that." What is wrong with that? That is how the World works. Get over it.
Trump trying to investigate Biden and Son's largess in relation to their Ukrainian connection, is fair game. I would also like to know/find out, WTH happened. The Left is just screaming, due to one of their own being found out.
Perhaps now, we can further look at "Uranium One, Cattle Futures, The Clinton Foundation, etc." (Or) How a former "Community Organizer," managed to accumulate 11million dollars in order to buy a Seaside Mansion, in 8 years of "Public Service."
We are merely scratching the surface, of the corruption that has been prevalent for a long, long time.
My humble opinion.
How many Senior NCO's and Officers did you see while in Sam, that could not pass a PT or a Weight Test, if their lives depended on it.
I am sure your interaction in Ranger units, reduced that # considerably.
You either have to carry you eggs around in 5 gal bucket to testify against your Boss and (I believe) violate you oath or this guy has serious protection to come forward on HIS Own.
None in the units I was in.
Now some of the support and logistic units and NG and Resv, lots.........but this guy is an Infantry Officer and Ranger Qualified....... What does that tell you?
That he is not REALLY qualified. May have been a long time ago. I do not remember seeing many Infantry Officers out of shape. Ranger qualified? Even fewer.
I have not seen the individual or footage you have been speaking about, so I am somewhat in the dark.
The military Officers oath is as follows:
"Oath of Commissioned Officers
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."
I stand corrected, I guess as a 25 year enlisted guy I must have subconsciously put down the wrong one :oops:
So it looks like he may not have violated his oath after all. But he sure enough jumped his COC.
Those of us who took it and lived by it will do so until our death.
I agree Sir.
There those of us who took that Oath seriously, then there are those who treated it like getting a Drivers License.
I took it seriously, as did you.
There are enough who did, that will make a difference in the end.
Looks like a military topic. Not to hijack the thread, but I've been thinking about asking thre GB higher-ups to combine the current Gulf War and Vietnam forums into a single military forum. Since neither of us are veterans, I was surprised that GBHQ appointed Nunn and myself to act as moderators for the Vietnam veterans forum.
Thoughts on having a single military forum?
Not having served in Vietnam or the Gulf, (in after Vietnam, out before the Gulf.) I would welcome an all inclusive "Military Forum."
I have perused both of the forums mentioned, and have posted to both, in the past.
+1
Have Rocky moderate it.