He and the other Joint Chiefs members are military advisers to the president, the secretary of defense and the National Security Council. Mark Milley, was appointed by President Trump in December 2018. The chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. For while the oath is fixed in place, the enemies change over time. It includes the chair and vice chair, the commandant of the Marine Corps, the chiefs of staff of the Army and Air Force, and the chiefs of the National Guard Bureau, naval operations and space operations. Domestic Enemies Born and Raised in the USA The enemies are unnamed. The Joint Chiefs of Staff is made up of the top eight military officials in the country. 20, becoming the 46th commander in chief, and that any acts to disrupt the constitutional process not only violate military values, but the law. The Joint Chiefs emphasized in the letter that President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated on Jan.

The rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection.' 'We witnessed actions inside the Capitol building that were inconsistent with the rule of law. 87751 substituted 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 for bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies. Congress, the Capitol building, and our Constitutional process,' the memorandum said. The letter was addressed to the joint force, which is made up of about 1.3 million active-duty service members and more than 811,000 National Guardsmen and reservists - all of whom swore an oath to 'support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.' Joint Chiefs of Staff reminded American forces Tuesday of their oath to defend the Constitution following the attacks on the Capitol building last week. Capitol was a direct assault on it.īill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Inc. Milley If the commander in chief attempts to ignore the election’s results, you will face a choice.

Top Defense Department officials have issued a message to the troops that they must defend the Constitution and that last week's violence at the U.S. All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic: An Open Letter to Gen.

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