A few years back, NOVA Online asked both doctors and non-doctors to comment on the relevance of the Hippocratic Oath, which most aspiring physicians take upon graduation from medical school.

As a former officer in the Navy, I plan to pledge again the oath I took before ... bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations ...

If a person desires to serve the United States, he should take upon himself the corresponding obligations. This oath will not be ... There is no known pledge more sacred -- there is no military ...