On Refusing Orders, On Contemptuous Words
The short answer is: Don’t do it.
The medium answer is: You better have your ducks in a row.
There is a whole curriculum of ethics for how to resolve discrepancies between directions when you should feel that they (discrepancies) exist. It has been many years since ROTC sessions on military ethics, but allow me to share with you my resultant set of guideposts.
[pullquote]You are expected to hold a bias that an order is lawful[/pullquote]We have a duty to not carry out, and in some cases, to resist the implementation of unlawful orders. But in assessing an order as unlawful, you take on yourself the responsibility to defend your actions before the law. That is, if you feel strongly enough that an order is unlawful, then it … Continue reading
