"We don't take an oath to a king or a queen or to a tyrant or a dictator."General Mark Milley is retiring after decades of military service, marked by multip In an impassioned and at times furious speech, departing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley defiantly proclaimed that the US military does not swear an oath to a "wannabe dictator." Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley outlined defense priorities and national security challenges at a virtual event hosted by the Brookings Institution. In remarks, General Milley Departing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley defiantly proclaimed that the US military does not swear an oath to a "wannabe dictator" during his retirement ceremony at Joint Base Myer As a new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman was sworn in on Friday, outgoing Gen. Mark Milley said in a farewell speech that America's military serves the Constitution, not a "wannabe dictator." A video screen grab shows the change of command ceremony for retiring Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, front right, and incoming chairman Air Force Gen. "CQ" Brown General Mark. A Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the nation on the 2021 National Memorial Day Concert. Aired May 30, 2021 on PBS. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff speaks in a keynote address to the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2022 at their graduation and commissioning ceremony at West Point, N.Y During a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the president's budget, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley defends the military's efforts to address racism and extremism and says 1/2 years. and i'm humbled to have served as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. joint force, as i said is the most lethal and capable military in the world. and our enemies know it. we are currently standing watch on freedom's frontier with us, a quarter million troops. deployed in 150 countries. in the last four years, we've executed