I am the guy who "...having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of colonel 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 upon which I am about to enter; So help me God."

(DA Form 71, 1 August 1959, for officers.)

That is the guy I am.

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Posted by TbirdSpur2010

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Posted on 12/21/16 at 7:42 pm to Wolfhound45

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I am the guy who "...having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of colonel 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 upon which I am about to enter; So help me God."

(DA Form 71, 1 August 1959, for officers.)

That is the guy I am.

That is the main reason I refrained from making many negative political posts while I was on active duty--I didn't vote for Obama, but he was my CiC. Duty before personal druthers

You free to do lunch on the 30th, btw?

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Posted by Tigerdev

Member since Feb 2013

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Posted on 12/21/16 at 7:47 pm to Wolfhound45

You aren't the only who served. Though flouting it in this discussion where it is absolutely irrelevant shows that perhaps you lack the character that is often associated with service. I am still going with you just having a bad day though. You have always been pretty reasonable. Certainly not the type of guy to accuse everyone of delegitimizing the President for even having the audacity to discuss data.