tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5699049029404996965..comments2024-03-28T04:18:22.794-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Special Trust and ConfidenceOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40744921880745423492015-06-25T13:06:16.285-07:002015-06-25T13:06:16.285-07:00Copy that Russ!Copy that Russ!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77255494898749830112015-06-25T12:27:37.993-07:002015-06-25T12:27:37.993-07:00Keep sayin' it because you're correct!!Keep sayin' it because you're correct!!rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70590899210334032052015-06-24T16:39:08.326-07:002015-06-24T16:39:08.326-07:00It IS that bad.It IS that bad.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24282893671684393252015-06-24T13:41:26.556-07:002015-06-24T13:41:26.556-07:00@juvat/
RE: Defending the Constitution..
Since 2...@juvat/<br /><br />RE: Defending the Constitution..<br /><br />Since 2008 I've often said (only <i>half</i> jokingly) that were I 20 years younger, or was diagnosed w. terminal cancer, I'd seriously consider repositioning the duck-blind oppo 1600 Penn Ave...to think it has sadly come to the point that that sentiment is no longer considered purely a joke..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79858333569173940312015-06-24T12:33:56.179-07:002015-06-24T12:33:56.179-07:00I won't argue that WSF.I won't argue that WSF.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48067262740191576042015-06-24T11:56:05.138-07:002015-06-24T11:56:05.138-07:00Seems lately that trust and confidence has been a ...Seems lately that trust and confidence has been a one way street.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91297063325524352422015-06-24T08:53:12.775-07:002015-06-24T08:53:12.775-07:00To me as well. There's something to be said fo...To me as well. There's something to be said for the "old" values.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67117526407202937112015-06-24T08:41:04.481-07:002015-06-24T08:41:04.481-07:00Good words. Important to some (like me), others, n...Good words. Important to some (like me), others, not so much (like a lot of folks I know, curiously). I too remember the oath I took upon commissioning. I remember the first silver dollar I got from our NCOIC too.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10459989219716032602015-06-24T07:21:43.740-07:002015-06-24T07:21:43.740-07:00The problems can oft be traced to the gubmint &quo...The problems can oft be traced to the gubmint "doing something." But you knew that, dintcha?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69307219085587924392015-06-24T07:20:17.107-07:002015-06-24T07:20:17.107-07:00Ron, that oath that Juvat posted is for the Presid...Ron, that oath that Juvat posted is for the President. The officer's oath is:<br /><br /><em>I, [name], 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.</em><br /><br />Enlisted is:<br /><br /><em>I, (state name of enlistee), 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.</em><br /><br />Note that the officer's oath makes no mention of the President.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90162710937512620222015-06-24T06:58:13.223-07:002015-06-24T06:58:13.223-07:00http://www.army.mil/values/officers.html
Fundamen...http://www.army.mil/values/officers.html<br /><br />Fundamentally the same for all zeroes as well as enlisted. Constitution first, then lawful chain of command per constitution and US law.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41514713802105786192015-06-24T06:46:39.671-07:002015-06-24T06:46:39.671-07:00So an Officer pledges allegiance to the President ...So an Officer pledges allegiance to the President first, then the Constitution? I did not know that.<br />Ron Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217389199007968254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5371384909104834762015-06-24T06:15:54.817-07:002015-06-24T06:15:54.817-07:00"Yeah," sez the common american, "t..."Yeah," sez the common american, "them people is doin' it all rong an' should be 'vestigated. The govermint should do something."PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-915946954318202222015-06-24T06:08:33.693-07:002015-06-24T06:08:33.693-07:00Yep.Yep.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75044244277697840202015-06-24T04:59:40.942-07:002015-06-24T04:59:40.942-07:00Concur.Concur.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20668835986801849682015-06-24T04:39:02.306-07:002015-06-24T04:39:02.306-07:00I took that commission and the accompanying oath v...I took that commission and the accompanying oath very seriously and still do. I wish someone would do the same with this one:<br /><br />"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."<br /><br />Just sayin'juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com