Upon enlisting in the United States Armed Forces, each person enlisting in an armed force (whether a Soldier, Sailor, Coast Guardsman, Airman, or Marine) takes an oath of enlistment required by federal statute in 10 U.S.C. § 502. That section provides the text of the oath and sets out who may administer the oath: (a) Enlistment Oath.— Each person enlisting in an armed force shall take the following oath: I, XXXXXXXXXX, 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. There is no duration defined in the Oath itself. Lifted directly from Wikipedia. Notice two things. Orders are to be obeyed according to regs and the UCMJ. Definition of lawful order is pertinent. Very pertinent, given our current leadership. Secondly, there is no expiration date. I have sworn two oaths in my life. One to the United States Constitution and one to my wife. I consider both to be inviolable. In the words of a Senior Chief I knew: I came into this world naked, screaming and covered in someone elses blood. Got no problem going out that way.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 07:26:33 +0000
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