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But the Army is the only branch I can personally speak of, as it's the only one I have experience with.
Originally posted by blood0fheroes
reply to post by Acid_Burn2009
Indubitably good sir, I assume it is the same oath in entirety. What I was inferring is that army personnel are the only ones i've had opportunity to ask those questions of, therefore army personnel are the only ones I feel fit to make a generalization of.
Id say yes I am an oath keeper but I care more about the people then those superior to me because they can always take care of themselves but the local populace can hardly defend their loved ones.
Originally posted by Acid_Burn2009
Originally posted by blood0fheroes
reply to post by Acid_Burn2009
Id say yes I am an oath keeper but I care more about the people then those superior to me because they can always take care of themselves but the local populace can hardly defend their loved ones.
Again speaking from a Marine stand point, no matter whether they are Marines in my charge or Marines superior to me, they are all cared for equally. Most of them feel the same way. Maybe it is because we are smaller. Maybe because we as Marines feel a certain sense of pride with the title of Marine, I don't know what the difference is but every Marine is another Marine's "back watcher". I have personally seen the sacrifice one Marine will make for another and it still amazes me. I am not attempting to start a "my service is better then yours" bashing thread. If I recall there is already one of those started, so let's keep away from that. We are all brothers in arms whether we agree with what we are doing or not.
On another note and off topic...Monday morning I will be officially moving from inactive reserve to active reserve status. Thinking about school then going for the ol' butter bars.
Not sure though, I like the enlisted side a little better.
....and I just lost my train of thought so I will end this for now.
-Nate
I agree on the back watching. I think no matter what service you are in you will always watch your battle buddies back because should he fall in battle then you might not have someone to watch your back so it works both ways. Good luck in getting your butter bar and as for me my time in service is almost done as an E-5.
Rhodes explained this further on The O'Reilly Factor, claiming that some soldiers "don't understand that their oath is first and foremost to the Constitution," and not to the president.
O'Reilly, in disbelief, asked if this means that every soldier "makes up his mind whether the order he's given is Constitutional or not?"