[NucSubs]

Oops...typo corrected.

Remember that takers of said oath are also legally required to refuse to obey illegal orders.

Uhmm....no. Those words are not in the oath. They are not in the oath I or my friends took. Look it up next time before you post, hmmmkay?

Perhaps you'll recall the "I was only following orders." defense has generally not been a winning strategy.

Yeah, well, neither is the "FU CO. I'm not doing that" strategy. Pretty sure the "FU President Sir" strategy would be a loser as well. Far more soldiers/sailors have been imprisoned, court martial, and even executed - in Western armies mind you - for NOT following orders, than Nazi's were for following them.

[DuncanWaring]

I know very well what is and isn't in the oath, without looking it up.

Far more soldiers/sailors have been imprisoned, court martial, and even executed - in Western armies mind you - for NOT following orders, than Nazi's were for following them.

That'll be a faint comfort to Lt. William Calley.