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DomAviator -> RE: armed services serve who exactly? (7/11/2008 3:26:47 PM)
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Their immediate boss is the President - and they serve at his will. Article 2 of the US Consititution appoints the president Commander In Chief
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States;
In clause 5 of the same article he is responsible for commissioning officers of the armed forces
shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
The oath a military officer swears says : I, (state your full 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.
An Enlisted Man says: I,____________, 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. I swear (or affirm) that I am fully aware and fully understand the conditions under which I am enlisting
Thus the US Military works for the PRESIDENT not the individual taxpayer as was mistakenly stated in the other thread. The president "hires" (appoints) the officers, the enlisted are sworn in by one of those appointed officers and are sworn to obey the orders of the President and the officers appointed over them (Officers commissioned by the president as stated previously).
So continuing form the other thread the "Im a taxpayer you work for me" shit doesnt fly... Nowhere does it say we work for you, or even in your interests. America is NOT a democracy it is a republic and Joe Citizen gets one day a year to decide things in Govt otherwise sit back and enjoy the ride while those you elected drive the train... Joe Taxpayer has jack shit to say about anything except on election day... Like whats happening , reelect the incumbents if you dont make your displeasure known by voting them out. However, the military is under the control of the elected not the citizens.
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