Navy Pride
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ANAV said:I've heard this argument several times. But the troops are not mindless robots that automatically follow orders. It is every member's responsibility to determine if the orders they are following are lawful. By lawful I mean, does the action that I being directed to do violate orders of a more superior officer or the Uniform Code of Military Conduct. If a member follows a known unlawful order then he is just as guilty as the person giving the order. That's why the defense that those involved in the prison abuse trials was meaningless.
So please don't say that it's not the military's job to question orders. It is there job to analyze the orders and question those that are questionable. This must be done using the proper chain of command. If an order is deemed lawful then the member must follow it.
Its just further proof how the left has such disdain for our military....They consider them mindles robots........Gibberish said 2 military people he knew voted for Bush because he had a cuter wife.............That just goes to show how out of touch he is with the military.............