# President as Commander-in-Chief: "Give me 50 pushups!"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-as-commander-in-chief-give-me-50-pushups/791701>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 20, 2017, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-as-commander-in-chief-give-me-50-pushups/791701 "2017-07-20T05:06:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-as-commander-in-chief-give-me-50-pushups/791701/81 "2017-07-26T00:16:50Z")

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> [@Loach](#):
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> Be advised that any work requests for custodial staff must be put on a work order sent through the the custodial supervisor. This is to ensure that our resources are allocated effeciently. If you have any questions contact the undersigned.

Tongue in cheek but everywhere I’ve worked has had some sort of work order system whether it was for facility maintenance, IT, or supply ordering. Random people being able to grab support staff and task them is inefficient and makes it impossible to prioritize work.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-as-commander-in-chief-give-me-50-pushups/791701/82 "2017-07-26T02:24:03Z")

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> [@markn\_1](#):
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> Can the president himself be subject to court martial? Since he’s technically a member of the military, it seems like he could, but there must be some rule that prevents that.

The president is not a member of the military, neither technically nor otherwise. The military is under civilian command.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-as-commander-in-chief-give-me-50-pushups/791701/83 "2017-07-26T03:57:17Z")

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> [@Acsenray](#):
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> The president is not a member of the military, neither technically nor otherwise. The military is under civilian command.

Same with the Secretary of Defense, the branch secretaries, the assistant secretaries, and anyone else in the DOD Senior Executive Service. They are all part of the civilian control of the military but they are not in the military. If any committed crimes it would be heard in federal court not a court martial.

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