> Patrick Elliott <kag### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> Hmm. Except that this is kind of a defacto impossibility. An "active"
>> officer has duties and requirements which would directly conflict with
>> the ability to hold the office, which, if held, would, in turn, contains
>> duties and responsibilities that would conflict with any
>> actions/duties/etc. that they would need to perform as an officer. Its a
>> bit unclear how any one could even get by with trying to do that, never
>> mind find anyone in the chain of command of the military itself, which
>> would allow it.
>
> Is there a law that says that a military officer cannot run for president
> (while being active in duty)?
>
It's not a law, but an internal Directive from the Pentagon.

http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/defense_ethics/ethics_regulation/1344-10.html

Specifically this:

4.4. Holding and Exercising the Functions of a U.S. Government Civil 
Office Attained by Election or Appointment

4.4.1. Paragraph 4.4. applies to a civil office in the U.S. Government that:

4.4.1.1. Is an elective office;

4.4.1.2. Requires an appointment by the President; or

4.4.1.3. Is in a position on the executive schedule under sections 
5312-5317 of Reference (i).

4.4.2. A regular member, or retired regular or Reserve Component member 
on active duty under a call or order to active duty for more than 270 
days, may not hold or exercise the functions of civil office set out in 
subparagraph 4.4.1. unless otherwise authorized in paragraph 4.4. or by 
law.


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