Too much logo , not enough flag . <| sep |> So what ? The members of of the armed forces are allegiant to the United States by virtue of their enlistment . I live in the South , and any talk of secession would be just that , talk . Remember the talks of Texas seceding after 2012 ? It got a few million votes in a petition , but nothing came of it . Keep in mind , as I said in the post above , the armed forces are allegiant to the United States , and to the President above all . If the South seceded , which is a ridiculous proposition , I can guarantee to you that defections of southern forces would be minimal . Of that 44 %, I would assume that 15 % at most would abandon their nation to join in rebellion . There is a much different worldview than in 1861 . A large portion of people living in the South migrated from the North , starting in the 1950 ' s , and peaking right now . These Northerners I am one of them , moving from Ohio in 2007 , would in no way support any upstart , reborn , confederacy . Neither would the minority populations of the South , which in some states make up the majority . Edit grammar