“When the president tells a corporal to do something that is not unlawful (albeit against regulations) it is wise to follow that order.”
I never want to think our military will blindly follow unlawful orders.
Right now I’d be hard pressed to think of any government department or agency other than the military which can be trusted. The military has always been a standout. Even their rare errors prove my statement as they are rare.
I have faith that most all of our military can tell the difference in being told to hold and umbrella or some other innocuous protocol violation versus being ordered to go house to house confiscating citizens’ property and kill those that resist. If not it would have already been happening on a large scale.
Orders like that will be met with massive nullification actions or outright desertion or rebellion. In this case a professional Marine (a corporal which means he has been in 3-4 years probably and 19-21 years old) opted to follow an order from his stupid non-worthy CiC rather than cause him to throw a temper tantrum on the WH yard and further have reason to castigate our military and apologize for our country.