“yea, UCMJ is the end all and be all of justice”
If you are a soldier it is.
I knew you were one too. Even soldiers answer to a higher law, like their own consciences among others.
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, please report back to Devil's Island!
I, as former Army will have to disagree with you.
The Army of today is nothing more than the politically correct arm of the Obama ‘Thugs’ and the Communist left!
They will ‘coddle’ a Uniformed Terrorist but Jump with both boots on a Soldier who ‘Dares’ question the validity of the Muslim in charge!
Everything about today’s military has been taken over buy forces that I consider evil and so .. I not only don’t recognize the Army that I once so proudly served .. I don’t recognize .. “Their Brand Of Justice Either”!
(The above does not necessarily apply to the GRUNTS)
The UCMJ can be misused and abused just like any law and it is NOT the end all for a soldier. If a commander ordered a soldier to shoot an unarmed civilian then the soldier has a duty to disobey that order even if it means UCMJ actions. The appropriate action would be for the military to investigate the alleged offenses and determine if the UCMJ was actually violated.
If Obama is not eligible to be CIC then he is violating the Constitution and all soldiers are required to defend the Constitution against all enemies. In this case, the LtCol is not violating the UCMJ. However, if Obama proves legitimate then the LtCol is violating the UCMJ. Just because the rest of the military establishment is chosing to bury its collective head and accept Obama as CIC and ignore any evidence that Obama is a domestic enemy does NOT mean that every soldier is required to follow this example of ignorance.
But the UCMJ allows for "The Good of The Service" and provides for a variety of punishments, from harsh to lenient.
It's not a like civilian law with a minimum sentence, and where the only concerns deal with the convictee and perhaps his family. There is the Big Green Family to think about as well, and the Court not only can, they are charged to do so.