[TexasTransplant]

****** “ but, the fact is, the enlisted oath is not the same as for officers.
(if the President personally gave a direct order, maybe.
but the enlisted swears to obey the oaths of officers.
and the Sgt’s officers ARE legitimate.)” *******

BS
BS
BS

What freak Oath did you take? Was it maybe the North Korean Oath?

TT

[McCloud-Strife]

Settle down.
I've been in the service for 20 years and still going; and long before I joined the oath of enlistment has been EXACTLY the same. To obey the orders of the president and the officers appointed over you and in the case of the Guard, the orders of the governor. It's the oath my father took, and his father if I am not mistaken. That is how the chain of command works. I obey my supervisor who obeys his commander, who obeys the General, who obeys the head of the Air Force who obeys the Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff who obeys the president.
Those orders are not up for interpretation or selective enforcement unless they are illegal orders that violate the Geneva convention. Until someone else is president, like or not Barak Obama's orders will be followed by the military, like it or not, those are the facts. Calling BS and screaming at your computer does not change that. Obama took the oath, he's the president, I don't much like it or care for him, but I'm not going to betray my oath and throw away 20 years of service and tarnish my good name for him or for you for that matter.
My goal is not to retire with his signature on my paperwork and I aim to make sure that happens in every way I legally can. I made the choice to serve long before that man came to power and I intend to be here after he is gone. That's my choice, this SSgt made his choice and he will pay for not fulfilling his obligations. He's not going to change the facts on the ground any more than your tantrum is going to.