Gerald Ford served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
Mr. Obama, like many members of congress born in the 1960s, did not serve in the military. By the time he was growing up, there was no longer a military draft, nor a war going on, since the war in Vietnam had ended.
I am not sure which quote you are referring to, but the fact remains that by the time Barack Obama was in college, there was no more military draft, so he was not called upon to serve. And it should be noted that Mr. Hannity did not serve in the military either.
Ford became president of the United States after Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal. As Vice President at the time, Ford was next in line for the presidency according to the Presidential Succession Act. He was then confirmed by Congress to serve as the 38th President of the United States.
As the Commander in Chief the US President has authority over the entire military, so all of them. He has the authority to deploy up to 400,000 at a time without needing the approval of Congress
No, a person cannot serve as both President and Senator at the same time.
Certainly the individual served time FOR the military; but didn't serve IN the military.
You must be 35 at the time you serve, same as for the president since the VP is "just a heartbeat from the Presidency " and must be eligible to serve .
It is Thomas Jefferson the military academy was opened in 1802 he was president at that time.
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Serve a certain time in the military
The policy was introduced as a compromise measure in 1993 by President Bill Clinton who campaigned in 1992 on the promise to allow all citizens to serve in the military regardless of sexual orientation. (But that idea was too radical for the time.)