Which statement is part of the Naval Academy pledge?

• A. I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
• B. I will abandon the Constitution to seek personal power.
• C. I will bear true faith and allegiance to foreign states.
• D. I will pledge loyalty to the Navy only.

Answer: (A)

The pledge emphasizes loyalty to the Constitution as the guiding authority for every action of military service. This statement—protecting and defending the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic—captures the fundamental obligation of an officer: to uphold the rights and laws of the United States and to defend the nation within the framework of the Constitution, not to any single branch or personal ambition. It also signals vigilance against both external threats and internal subversion.

The other ideas conflict with that duty: abandoning the Constitution to seek personal power would undermine the oath; bearing true allegiance to foreign states sidesteps national sovereignty; pledging loyalty to the Navy only ignores the civilian leadership and the constitutional order that guide all military service.