‘The Presidential oath, which the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment surely knew, requires the President to swear to ‘preserve, protect and defend’ the Constitution — not to ‘support’ the Constitution,’ read a filing from the former president’s attorneys
For what it’s worth, joining the military and serving contributes more to society than you probably think. The fact that you and your peers are able to have these discussions while performing your duties speaks volumes to how much the US military has improved over generations past. I have no doubts that any blatantly unlawful or unconstitutional orders coming down from the president wouldn’t be met with pushback.
Yeah, people always talk about civil war 2.0 situations like “you think your six shooter is going to do shit against an air strike?!” like it would just unilaterally be the military + ‘loyalists’ vs the odd liberal that got lost one day and wandered into a gun store.
The military does lean red, but overall we’re varied like any other slice of society. It’s not going to be some “execute order 66!” situation with a bunch of stormtroopers just suddenly gunning down the people they work for/with.
Even in basic training they put a lot of emphasis on following LEGAL orders: had a class segment on the Nuremberg trials; showcased Hugh Thompson Jr. as a positive example of what to do when faced with illegal situations; shit like that. Contrary to popular media, the military does NOT want its troops to be a bunch of mindless drones.
It’s also an appealing career field to violent sociopaths who struggle with things like obtaining a GED, so, y’know… grain of salt. Oh whoops, I already said it leans red - pardon the redundancy.