White House adviser Stephen Miller accused Democrats of "rebellion" after they released a video reminding the U.S. military of a duty to "refuse illegal orders."In a video posted to X on Tuesday, Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, along with Reps. Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, and ...
Well, I don’t think this makes any difference. Half of US soldiers’ and their families’ lives depend fully on the money from their service. The other half are sadists and psychopaths, either from the start or became so during their time in the military. How many of them realistically want to and/or are able to refuse orders?
Furthermore, I’m curious how many soldiers even realize they are legally protected if they refuse illegal orders, and would be prosecuted for following them. I wouldn’t be surprised if this topic was conveniently skipped or covered very briefly during new recruits’ training and classes.
The UCMJ is a huge part of training and members know they are able to refuse unlawful orders. The trouble is distinguishing what is unlawful. They certainly don’t have international law degrees and nobody can be fully up to speed on all treaties and mutual aid agreements.