[GOP_Proud]

For those who have served in the military. Don't you have a right to question authority when you think it's wrong? Hasn't "I was ordered to" become a flimsy or non-excuse? What are the repurcussions to questioning authority.

I think I'd just have to take the punishment. I couldn't have done it.

[monday]

"What are the repurcussions to questioning authority."

Serious. The military could not function if it allowed that type of behavior. I know it is fashionable to think you would disobey orders like that but realistically anyone who disobeys orders is going to be in a lot of trouble.

[MineralMan]

"For those who have served in the military. Don't you have a right to question authority when you think it's wrong? Hasn't "I was ordered to" become a flimsy or non-excuse? What are the repurcussions to questioning authority. "

Absolutely you have that right, and the duty to refuse illegal orders. In the USAF, in 1965, we were taught that in basic training, during classes on the UCMJ.

What happens if you disobey an illegal order? That depends. Often, you are immediately punished in some way, but only until a hearing takes place. If the order was illegal, you'll have your day.