Clearly, the draft-dodger occupying the White House, Mr. "Bone Spurs" never took this oath and has no idea of what it means to have taken it. He joins Mr. Clinton and to a lesser extent, Mr, Bush, jr, in this distinction,

Yes, this oath is to keep the faith with all of us now and all who have come before. In an age in which we can relive the horrors of war endured by our fathers, grandfather's, great grandfathers, and all others through documentaries and realistic recreations of those wars (I have seen many of WWI - my grandfather was in the 30th Old Hickory Division in many battles, including the Second Battle of Ypres and on the Hindenburg Line). They lived in a nightmare of mud, blood, ugly devastation, terror, noise, smells, and pain beyond any imagination. They were there, made that sacrifice of life, limb, and soul to protect democracy, and our guaranteed Constitutional rights. They did not make this sacrifice to create a techno-aristocracy to install an autocrat. How dare these shallow, greedy, heartless, beasts sit in our now marbled halls on their comfy chairs, stuffing their faces off of China plates with our tax dollars, as they negate the sacrifice of our ancestors. They are a disgrace, a total, unequivocal disgrace to our ancestors and to this nation.

David,

Thanks.  The presidential oath of office is short but still speaks to the Constitution as do the military oaths. That Trump could not escape. 

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Carol,

Perhaps you remember Gen MacArthur's farewell speech to the cadets at West Point in 1962.  I am not a great fan of some of what MacArthur did during his career but his words that day speak to the cadet code of Duty, Honor, Country which some, including cadets at the time, found a bit hoaky but there are gems within the speech that resonate to this day.  To wit:

"Let civilian voices argue the merits or demerits of our processes of government. Whether our strength is being sapped by deficit financing indulged in too long, by federal paternalism grown too mighty, by power groups grown too arrogant, by politics grown too corrupt, by crime grown too rampant, by morals grown too low, by taxes grown too high, by extremists grown too violent; whether our personal liberties are as firm and complete as they should be. These great national problems are not for your professional participation or military solution. Your guidepost stands out like a tenfold beacon in the night: Duty, Honor, Country."

Thank you, Dick. Yes, I hope, with all my heart, this part is clear, "These great problems are not for your professional participation or military solution."

And thank you again for your service, and your continued work in-service of our democracy.