He also took a (false?) oath to uphold the atheist, Masonic U.S. Constitution, which doesn't even mention God, let alone His Catholic Church.
I have had various occasions over the years to reflect on this oath. Knowing and believing what I do now, if I was to take the same oath (or affirmation) today I would consider it a very grave violation of my hopefully well informed Catholic conscience.
A good number of decades ago as a young, dumb American (and non-practicing Catholic) first as part of my enlistment and about a year later as part of my becoming a commissioned officer -- I took the oath (or affirmation) seen below which I think is still worded the same now as it was then. Not unlike many of my companions, no doubt, I had little idea of what the Constitution actually was, much less what it actually stated. And here we were solemnly swearing or affirming things concerning it. Sheer theater! A fitting way, no doubt, to enter into or advance in the theater of the absurd -- aka the U.S. Military.
And now just extend this solemn swearing or affirming things concerning this Constitution which go way beyond the military and extend into so much of our past and ongoing American history and culture. The implications from a Catholic moral perspective are mind boggling.
The Oath of Enlistment (for enlisted):
"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
The Oath of Office (for officers):
"I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the _____ (Military Branch) of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God."