DiogenesLamp
The disobeying of an order for a military member falls under Article 92 of the UCMJ. The only way an order can be refused is if it is an illegal order, the main two being the possible destruction of life and limb or priority one resources.
Enlistment oath:
“I,____________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God”
Now, if he is within the law, he can order you to do what he wants and if you refuse, you pay the penalty. You can only refuse “unlawful orders.”
There is nothing in the system to stop him from ordering the action of starting the process to transition women into the combat units. It is not an unlawful order and must be obeyed by the military until it is determined to be. I wasn’t talking about unlawful orders, just the lawful ones. ?Whether I agree with him is not for me to decide. I have no say in it. So until they can prove it is unlawful, it will gain punishment for refusal.
I do, however, have a way to help the situation. Women have not been expected to compete with men in the annual physical aptitude tests for many years. Why not start there. Not only will it eliminate women not even close to the capacity needed to handle combat positions, but it will send them out of the military for not meeting standards like many men. This can be a slippery slope for women. All military people physically will require the same tests. If they fail at the standards men are using now to be able to stay in and go after jobs, then they will have earned their chance. Just like the men!
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Exactly my point. It is axiomatic to me that placing women in combat roles will most definitely produce destruction of life and limb and destruction of priority one resources.
Do you disagree?
I do, however, have a way to help the situation. Women have not been expected to compete with men in the annual physical aptitude tests for many years. Why not start there. Not only will it eliminate women not even close to the capacity needed to handle combat positions, but it will send them out of the military for not meeting standards like many men. This can be a slippery slope for women. All military people physically will require the same tests. If they fail at the standards men are using now to be able to stay in and go after jobs, then they will have earned their chance. Just like the men!
You know very well that this will either not work, or won't happen. The political decisions are made first, and the evidence contradicting them will not be permitted to interfere with the political decision.
Either the data won't be compiled, or it will be buried so as not to cause problems.