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Graduating cadets at West Point take their oaths to the Constitution and are commissioned as officers in the U.S. Army. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Military personnel swear allegiance to the Constitution and serve the American people – not one leader or party

Joseph G. Amoroso, United States Military Academy West Point and Lee Robinson, United States Military Academy West Point

Members of the military take an oath before service, but it’s to the Constitution, not a specific person. West Point professors explain how young officers learn the importance of their allegiance.
Soldiers gesture while standing on guard during Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri on June 17, 2021. Photo by Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images

Military postings put strains on Nigerian families: here’s what some told us

Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan

The Nigerian military needs a systemic approach to solving family disruptions and strains often caused by personnel deployment away from home.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File

What Israel’s new election reveals about the struggle over Jewishness

Joyce Dalsheim, University of North Carolina – Charlotte

Young Haredim men, who are strictly observant Jews, have long been exempted from Israel’s compulsory military service. A disagreement over stopped Netanyahu from forming a government.

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  1. Benjamin Netanyahu
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  3. James Mattis
  4. Joe Biden
  5. Military law
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  7. Orthodox Jews
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  10. US Framers

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