My Oath
Jul 8, 2020 15:35:51 #
sgt hop
Loc: baltimore md,now in salisbury md
starlifter wrote:
I did the same thing 51 years ago. 6th military airlift squadron. Mcguire AFB,NJ. I don' regret a second of it either. Well maybe the second day of basic training.
i was at mcguire...332 fis.....
Jul 8, 2020 15:40:48 #
1965-1972 Army Infantry active duty. Benning School for Boys, 30 months Nam. Now on 100% Va disability retirement. I still hear from some of my surviving first tour Nam guys.
Derry on the South Tejas frontier.
Derry on the South Tejas frontier.
Jul 8, 2020 16:00:50 #
Jul 8, 2020 16:01:33 #
Halftrack wrote:
To me, "Defend the Constitution" and the... (show quote)
Mo, your duty is not to support ANY president. If you think that way you have not understood your oath, at all.
Jul 8, 2020 16:04:08 #
exakta56
Loc: Orford,New Hampshire
The Constitution is the supreme authority in my book. We should all follow it and NO ONE is above that law.
Jul 8, 2020 16:16:36 #
I took that oath on August 1, 1968. I have said many times since that it has no expiration date and I will continue to follow it, no matter what. My country right or wrong, but always, my country.
Jul 8, 2020 16:35:56 #
Rongnongno wrote:
"Defend the constitution" What does this mean today?
Support a president that is tearing down every social progress made in the past fifty years?
If so, sorry, you are barking at the wrong tree.
Support a president that is tearing down every social progress made in the past fifty years?
If so, sorry, you are barking at the wrong tree.
So you didn’t serve. Why am I not surprised?
Jul 8, 2020 17:14:35 #
Rongnongno wrote:
My statement is clear. The top commanders in the ... (show quote)
"What are those social programs that are being torn down??"
Jul 8, 2020 17:25:17 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
R.G. wrote:
For that to be a good oath, you need to have the right people in control - people that have the right motives and agendas. Even presidents can fall victim to misguided ideas (that comment isn't aimed at your present president, but there have been times in the past....).
If not aimed at the person who is in office now, then which past President or presidents are you referring to? And why's that? I agree with you about it is important for the executive of a nation to have the right motives and agendas.
Jul 8, 2020 17:31:51 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
St.Mary's wrote:
I was in the "Brown Boot" U.S. Army, which is returning by the way.
I guess I am slow on the uptake, but what is the "Brown Boot" that you say is returning? I googled "Brown Boot" but what I got was information about footwear. Perhaps the information is on the "Dark Web"?
Jul 8, 2020 18:25:53 #
hookedupin2005
Loc: Northwestern New Mexico
GoofyNewfie wrote:
And this has to do with photography how?
(I took the oath too, but this doesn’t belong here in the main photography section)
(I took the oath too, but this doesn’t belong here in the main photography section)
This is General chit-chat... NOT Main Photography.....
Jul 8, 2020 19:27:24 #
I remember it as "officers and non- commissioned officers" but that my be from the general orders....not sure.. Tnx for the reminder tho...
Jul 8, 2020 19:34:59 #
Morry wrote:
Well said. I took the oath in 1952. That was 68 years ago and or president was Eisenhower. He was quite a different president that the current one in almost every way.
Politics was completely different back then as well. The Democratic Party was somewhat racist as it is now but I doubt it supported thuggish anti American groups such as BLM or Antifa as it does today. I don't recall the Democratic Party looking to push Socialism on American citizens as it is doing today. I don't think politicians were as corrupt along with feckless back then as they are today.
You may not like Trump's bluster, braggadocio methods and I do not either. But I do like the fact that he has done things other Presidents have only talked about. He has also done much in just his first three years. Imagine if he had some help from the Democratic Party on issues such as immigration reform and the infrastructure. Last I heard Pelosi refused to work with President Trump in any way. As for infrastructure wasn't it Schumer who said he would work with Trump so long as infrastructure was done HIS way. Doesn't sound like working together to me. How about you?
Maybe you can tell me exactly what the Democratic half of Congress has actually accomplished in the past 3 1/2 years other than endless badgering of Trump, calling him names, harassing his family and more endless investigations that have proven nothing against Trump.
Dennis
Jul 8, 2020 19:36:13 #
RodeoMan wrote:
I guess I am slow on the uptake, but what is the "Brown Boot" that you say is returning? I googled "Brown Boot" but what I got was information about footwear. Perhaps the information is on the "Dark Web"?
The Army used to wear Brown leather boots or shoes then switched to Black.
For the Navy it was brown for aviators and associated and black for surface navy officers.
Jul 8, 2020 19:36:43 #
traderjohn wrote:
"What are those social programs that are being torn down??"
Thank you. That saved me from having to ask. I am wondering too.
Dennis
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