"I, (Your Name), 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."

This is the Oath of Office given by EVERY officer, whether commissioned, warrant, or non-commissioned, and is the same in all 5 branches of service. It has NOT been changed in over 100 years (at least, as near as I have been able to ascertain). Please note the last four words.

Question: How did this idiot ever make it to LTC?? Doesn't the review and evaluation system weed these yokels out, along about MAJ?

Pickett