Although these offices have been held by military veterans from George Washington ... of a Vice President who became a private and a private who earned a commission before becoming President. However, ...

[The President] shall Commission all the Officers of the United ... to appoint civil officers and split the power to appoint military officers between Congress and the state legislatures.

President Trump announced plans Thursday to establish a task force and a presidential commission to protect ... Christians in our schools, in our military, in our government, in our workplaces ...