I assume that this class was a response to My Lai Massacre which,IIRC,happened in '68.
Long story short...he told us that we were under no obligation to follow "unlawful" orders.Of course,true to the best US Army traditions,he failed to give any examples of what constituted an "unlawful order".
I believe that the order to take the vaccine was unlawful. Hopefully,a military...or civilian...court will someday rule that way.
“...he failed to give any examples of what constituted an “unlawful order”.”
Which is the reason I’m saying what I am. The vaccines are determined safe enough by the agencies representing the people to use in a legal perspective. There is no way for anyone except deity to know how it will effect any one person. An since you have some experience directly related to the topic of lawful versus unlawful orders, you also know that the military lives off winning by having anyone left at the end rather than what they started with.
History has many examples of losing people in the military because someone charged a hill, or flew into a heavy flack zone, or was over run in a firefight. It’s part of the business. Life and death means something different to those that put it up for grabs. And those that aren’t willing to do so shouldn’t be in that business.
I’m not a cop in the civilian world, or fire protection. They are just like I was. But I got too old and beat up so I retired (or they retired me for my own good). But people have to do that or others can’t live the dream and full fill their lives in a comfortable happy manner.
An unlawful order is any order that can be determined as a threat to priority “A” materials and equipment. And that is a stretch in itself. There is no such thing as a lawful order if it can be challenged by our legal system, military and/or civilian. This is why appeals can go for years, one after another. So whoever of position said it last, is what it is today.
Thank you for the post. It was intelligent and not insulting. Appreciate it.
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