Obama as Commander-In-Chief?

Question

Has any elected U.S. President ever held the office as President without completing one term of an elected office or being a member of the Armed Forces?

If Obama wins, will he be the first President to never complete a full term of an official elected office or to serve in the military?

Answer 1

hey your just supposed to say "hope" and "change"...........don't question the OBAMA............................sarcasm

I wouldn't trust this dude with boy scouts  

Answer 2

Never going to happen!

YOUR next commander in chief is JOHN McCain!

  (Retired,Navy CAPT [0-6] )

Answer 3

Bush is experienced, yet he still messed up. Maybe The US should get over its obsession with the military, making the world a safer place

Answer 4

When the Democrats repeated enemy propaganda and used political pressure to interfere with the military justice system in order to charge innocent Marines with war crimes in the Haditha incident - Obama supported the accusations.

Does this indicate a man who can be trusted with command of the US military?

Look at Obama's choice for his top military adviser.  He chose a retired general who was cashiered for incompetence after almost starting a war with Russia!

Answer 5

I don't understand why you set the arbitary timescale of one term?  Is there something special about one term?

With regards to military service - this is completely irrelevant.

Many political leaders do not have military experience. Remember that winning 'hearts and minds' is now seen as the most effective way of improving a nation and relations around the world. Any candidate who wins the hearts and minds in the election deserves to be President! That's the test.

Answer 6

little georgie bush went AWOL from the TANG does that count?

Answer 7

Lincoln.

Answer 8

I dunno. Why should that be a problem?

Answer 9

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Herbert Hoover, Calvin Cooledge and quite a few others.