Secretary of the Army tweets to remind troops they defend the Constitution & peaceful protesters

[highplainsdem]

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Every Soldier and Department of the Army Civilian swears an oath to support and defend the Constitution. That includes the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. @USArmy
@USNationalGuard

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. K and R

[flor-de-jasmim]

2. Wish he'd added: Remember, the streets of the US are not "battle spaces"!

[AZ8theist]

3. Better if he mentioned...

You swear an oath to THE CONSTITUTION.....

NOT TO AN IMBECILIC WANNA BE DOUCHBAG DICTATOR.

[left-of-center2012]

4. Ryan McCarthy

On September 26, 2019, Ryan McCarthy was confirmed as the Secretary of the Army, and was sworn in to office on September 30, 2019

[gratuitous]

5. That's an interesting take on the old "I quit" letter

We'll see if the tweet is disavowed.

[jorgevlorgan]

6. I left the guard last month.

Some of my friends out there leave next month. I guarantee you each once of them knows this on a very deep level.

[Collimator]

7. Somewhere I have a button

that reads: Dissent is Patriotic.

I need to find that thing.

[keithbvadu2]

8. Unless tinpot dictator Trump wants you out there intimidating the people.

Unless tinpot dictator Trump wants you out there intimidating the people.

[blakstoneranger]

9. THE SecAF SENT ONE OUT TOO!

I believe all the branch secs sent out an email to thier respective departments.

[Woodwizard]

10. I am glad I am not in the Army anymore.

Having to serve under the Orange Turd would be torture. And we are not trained to police.

[Brother Buzz]

11. Secretary McCarthy, I'm cool with the Constitution bit, but can you clarify

the potential conflict enlisted men face with their oath of enlistment?

Oath of Enlistment

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 notice the Officers oath dropped that 'obey the president bit'. Can you do the same for the troops in the trenches?

Oath of Commissioned Officers

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; 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.

[Cha]

12. TY Ryan D. McCarthy.. SecArmy.. RT

Mahalo, hpd

[Arazi]

13. Is there a pool started yet on what time he's fired tomorrow?

[Hekate]

14. Kick

[lpbk2713]

15. "So don't listen to that lunatic in the Oval Office."

Hang in there just a few more months.