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jeff wrote:

Oh really? I believe that the officers of the NOAA Corps take the same
oath as officers in branches under the Department of Defense. In fact,
all sorts of federal employees take the same oath as directly by 5
U.S.C. 3331. I took the oath (I think) when I worked at the
Smithsonian, and even postal workers take it.

Curiously, enlisted men take a different oath, where they agree to obey
orders. Officers (and Postmen) don't agree to follow orders, only
uphold the Constitution.

Yep, and I took the SAME Oath of Office, when I was Sworn in as
a Resident Field Agent for the Federal Communications Commission.
I actually had to fly to Juneau, Alaska, and be Sworn in by
a Captain in the USCG, at the time they were part of the Dept.
of Commerce.....

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Bruce in alaska
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