03-15-2019, 09:54 PM
(03-15-2019, 08:34 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I missed that part of the oath.
But bottom line: A soldier does swear to serve POTUS.
The right to refuse unlawful orders is in the Manual for Courts Martial.
In the oath we swear to obey the orders of the President, not the same as serving. We serve the people because we are the people’s military, not the President’s. The MCM protects the right to disobey an unlawful order. That rules stems from the defense of “I was only following orders”. Pretty sure ordering politically motivated attacks falls under that.
