Military Chiefs Remind Troops of Their Oath After Fallout From Assault on Capitol
Jan 13, 2021 09:28:24 #
"The military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff sent an unusual message to the entire American armed forces on Tuesday reminding them that their job was to support and defend the Constitution, and declaring that Joseph R. Biden Jr. would soon be their next commander in chief.
“As we have done throughout our history, the U.S. military will obey lawful orders from civilian leadership, support civil authorities to protect lives and property, ensure public safety in accordance with the law, and remain fully committed to protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” said the one-page memorandum signed by the eight senior officers who serve as the Joint Chiefs.
“As service members, we must embody the values and ideals of the nation,” the memo continued. “We support and defend the Constitution. Any act to disrupt the constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values and oath; it is against the law.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/us/politics/joint-chiefs-capitol-constitution.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210113&instance_id=25950&nl=the-morning®i_id=75825028&segment_id=49160&te=1&user_id=41d25b438e0a743965c9afa48fa42a36
“As we have done throughout our history, the U.S. military will obey lawful orders from civilian leadership, support civil authorities to protect lives and property, ensure public safety in accordance with the law, and remain fully committed to protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” said the one-page memorandum signed by the eight senior officers who serve as the Joint Chiefs.
“As service members, we must embody the values and ideals of the nation,” the memo continued. “We support and defend the Constitution. Any act to disrupt the constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values and oath; it is against the law.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/us/politics/joint-chiefs-capitol-constitution.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20210113&instance_id=25950&nl=the-morning®i_id=75825028&segment_id=49160&te=1&user_id=41d25b438e0a743965c9afa48fa42a36
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