This one?

http://www.stevenshiles.com/mchumor_oath.html

Or one of these:

When one enlists in the United States Military, active duty or reserve, they take the following oath:

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.

National Guard enlisted members take a similar oath, except they also swear to obey the orders of the Governor of their state.

Officers, upon commission, swear to the following:

I do solemnly swear 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.

Well, c'mon, Pat, ol' boy. What service were you in? Don't be shy! :cool:

Randy

I can picture FastPat in the Confederate Air Force...

late to the party,sorry.

FWIW this happened to my Dad in WWII. He enlisted for a year prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the bombing his enlistment was extended "for the duration". He ended up serving for the entire length of the war when he originally enlisted for one year.

South Carolina Constitutional Militia (an actual group apparently)

Their Mission??
"...to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; — U.S. Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 16"

Flattbutt1,

I've never met your father, but I'd be willing to bet the words "quit" or "sit-down strike" never entered his mind when his tour of duty was extended. His service was, and still is, appreciated!

Randy

On his behalf , thank you.
And you're right. He always considered it an honor. When it came to be our turn to serve there was no question about it. He wasn't happy by any means but we all knew the score.

Pat I have a sneaking suspicion that if you talked to the troops over there and suggested they stage a sit down strike...we'll let's just say they might tell you where you could shove your strike.

Here you go:
http://images14.fotki.com/v219/photo...n_Hines-vi.jpg

Those oaths are a two way street. The federal government has an equal or greater obligation to obey the law.

Like I said, you're stuck in some kind of high schoolish aspic.

Is that Army, or national Guard?

Randy

Nobody said they didn't...but they are not a two way street. You know better.

Ok, tell ya what Pat. You fly you over there. You get up on stage in front of the grunts currently deployed and talk about how the war is illegal and they should all stage a sit down strike. You might find that the troops are also stuck in a high schoolish aspic as well.

And you might find something entirely different shoved up your own aspic.

That is US Army.

I'm not speaking about how it is, I'm speaking about it is legally and morally supposed to be.

We didn't become America by accepting the way it is, we changed the it is permanently. I'm not about to let the US government become the British government, or more accurtely remain like the British government, without a serious fight.

To borrow a phrase from L. Neil Smith; my goals politically is to see the fulfilling of the promise of the American Revolution. All of that promise.

Cut out the childish posturing, act like an adult fer crissakes!

From what I have read of your work, I know you are serious.

There are many people, including myself, who take it a bit more seriously when they swear an oath, Hippocratic, military or other.

It astounds me that someone could profess be profoundly Libertarian, and serve in the US Military. I guess you were just kidding when you said, "I will well and faithfully discharge, etc, etc."

I guess you must have changed your politics after retiring, or just shirked your duty the entire time you "served"

Is that axe ground down to a paper clip yet?

So then tell me, Pat, how do you think your soldiers would react to your statements? As Rick stated, if you were to go to Iraq, or just over to Fort Bragg, and talk to the soldiers there about "quiting" or having a "sit-down strike". Talk that they're just a bunch of fools. How do you really think they would respond?

Also, would your statements about "quitting" and a "sit-down strike" be considered sedition? Especially for an Army officer? I seem to remember a few years ago an Air Force officer forced to retire for saying disparaging remarks against then President Clinton. Granted, you're already retired, but as a retired officer aren't you still somewhat subject to the UCMJ?

I work with a retired Army Reserve Colonel, I think I'll ask him.

Randy

Pat's views are a sorry excuse for an american. Maybe he partook of to much agent orange or that stuff the military isn't supposed to smoke. His mind is shot in any case. His views by the way, are NOT Libertarian, they are just plain nuts. I am for the most part Libertarian. I may be a bit of a troll to boot, but I am an american first, and everything else second. I cannot see how Pat can justify any of his stands, they are not of the Libertarian party. He only picks and chooses the crazy ones he likes and out of context in many cases to make his points. Someday he may actually have a point of his own to make.