WanderWisley@lemmy.worldBanned from community to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 6 months agoLow effort president, low effort memelemmy.worldimagemessage-square69linkfedilinkarrow-up1752
arrow-up1752imageLow effort president, low effort memelemmy.worldWanderWisley@lemmy.worldBanned from community to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square69linkfedilink
minus-squareKanda@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoIsn’t the commander in chief technically military?
minus-squarepulsewidth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoNot technically. Yes, they’re the Commander in Chief, but they maintain civilian status. They oversee the military, but are not actually a member of the military. This is also why they cannot be prosecuted under military law or court martialed. Can’t find current link on Defense website, but here’s an older one: https://web.archive.org/web/20170512070110/https://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=45870
Isn’t the commander in chief technically military?
Not technically. Yes, they’re the Commander in Chief, but they maintain civilian status. They oversee the military, but are not actually a member of the military. This is also why they cannot be prosecuted under military law or court martialed.
Can’t find current link on Defense website, but here’s an older one: https://web.archive.org/web/20170512070110/https://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=45870