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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (715853)5/16/2013 6:28:20 PM
From: Tenchusatsu2 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) of 1583481
 
Ted,
Marines are trained to serve the president who is their Commander in Chief.
No they aren't. They are trained to serve their country and the Constitution of the United States. This is an important distinction that all members of the military are taught from day one.

This is how, for example, soldiers can disobey illegal orders, or be court-martialed for obeying said illegal orders. They can't use the excuse, "I was just following orders," because they should know who or what they serve.

Having said that, though, I do think it's silly to discuss this because some Marine was ordered to hold an umbrella for Obama. An Admiral of the Navy can tell some seaman to go walk his dog, and no one is going to bitch about that (no pun intended).

Tenchusatsu
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