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Problem of active-duty officers openly against the Commander-in-Chief

27 March 2025

By retired Army Colonel Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius on X)

There is an enormous problem in our nation’s military, one that I have not seen discussed in depth elsewhere.

I have heard from multiple sources that many active duty officers openly and deeply despise the Trump Administration, and they are not at all shy about expressing their opinion both in and out of uniform.

One active duty major I know estimates that it’s 1 in 4 who have this problem.

This is an astonishingly bad problem. Putting aside for the moment that this is a clear violation of Article 88 of the UCMJ, this is how military coups take place.

I guess I should not be surprised given Mark Milley’s traitorous actions towards his Commander-in-Chief, but the fact that this has permeated to lower levels of the officer corps surprises me and causes me great worry.

For reference, in my 22 years of commissioned service (starting in the late ‘80s), it was virtually impossible to know the political leanings of ANY officer unless they were an extremely close friend.

Many officers purposely had no political preferences of any kind. In fact, I knew many officers who refused to even vote because it suggested that they were somehow partisan.

This was an ethos that said “We serve under the Constitutional will of the American People; whomever the People select as the Commander-in-Chief is someone to whom I have a duty of absolute loyalty.”

This was a sacred bond, and still is supposed to be. Apparently it no longer is.

This phenomenon suggests a complete breakdown in good order and discipline across our entire military, and throughout world history has been a precursor to rule by military junta.

I am not exaggerating this threat. We cannot allow our military’s officer corps to continue down this path unchecked.

There needs to be a complete reversal of this trend before it’s too late. Pete Hegseth and his team need to get on top of this.

But here’s the hard part—it’s not enough to just get these officers to shut their mouths.

They need to also re-train their brains and their hearts to deeply understand and accept that they have a duty of loyalty both to the Constitution and the lawful orders of the chain of command the People elect under that Constitution, and that their current thoughts and actions are wholly incompatible with that duty.

I served under Bill Clinton. I know it’s possible because I’ve done it. If these officers cannot do this, they need to be separated from service.

It’s better to have vacant officer positions than have them filled with people who are disloyal to their Constitutional duties.

Military officers have a solemn duty to the nation. Too many are ignoring this duty. This must change before it is too late.

First posted on X:

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  • This is one of the BEST articles I have read, that correctly identifies the ISSUE our military truly faces. The officers highlighted, are the CANCEROUS tumors that MUST be dissolved before anything can move forward. We need to “reducate” and purge the ranks BEFORE there is a COUP- WAKE UP- these officers have been trained as RADICAL COMMUNISTS, right under our noses!!!!!!
    Someone please help PETE!!!!

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