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I'm not a veteran, but I did take the oath of office. To me, the oath that I swore to uphold is to defend American government institutions (and particularly the
by jdavis703 8y ago
I'm not a veteran, but I did take the oath of office. To me, the oath that I swore to uphold is to defend American government institutions (and particularly the agency I worked for) against foreign and domestic enemies. My oath doesn't mean I have any special commitments to individual American citizens acting in an individual capacity.
- writepub 8y agoIndeed, semantics. Wherever Americans specifically call out their gratitude for veteran's service, they're not thanking them for their allegiance to government institutions that may or may not be on their side. They specifically perceive veterans to be selflessly protecting 'the people'
- UncleEntity 8y agoI think, perhaps, you didn't interpret the oath as was intended... It's supposed to be to The People through the agency of the Constitution and not pledging allegiance to whomever cuts your paycheck.