ROA Endorses Inauguration Warning by Former Secretaries of Defense ROA endorses warning by former defense secretaries not to use military force in connection with the 2021 presidential inauguration. Members of ROA . . . swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution. That reflects the glory of America, a nation of laws that safeguard our freedom and way of life.” — ROA’s executive director, retired Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey E. Phillips. WASHINGTON, DC, USA, January 5, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Reserve Officers Association of the United States, now doing business as the Reserve Organization of America, today endorsed the warning regarding any potential use of military force to interfere with the lawful transition of presidential power, expressed by all ten living former secretaries of defense in a Jan. 3 Washington Post opinion piece.