Nope. Lakin is not charged with disobeying Obama's orders but the orders of his brigade commander and two other superior officers. The orders were for him to report to the office of his brigade commander and for duty in North Carolina, not Afghanistan. If Obama was unmasked and removed tomorrow that would not change the charges Lakin is facing in the slightest.
If Obama was unmasked and removed tomorrow that would not change the charges Lakin is facing in the slightest.
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Nope. Lakin is not charged with disobeying Obama's orders but the orders of his brigade commander and two other superior officers. The orders were for him to report to the office of his brigade commander and for duty in North Carolina, not Afghanistan. If Obama was unmasked and removed tomorrow that would not change the charges Lakin is facing in the slightest.
STARWISE, I got this one!
As a noncommissioned officer, you must know what authority you have and where it comes from. You are also expected to use good judgment when exercising your authority.
Authority is defined as the right to direct soldiers to do certain things. Authority is the legitimate power of leaders to direct soldiers or to take action within the scope of their position. Military authority begins with the Constitution, which divides it between Congress and the President. The President, as commander in chief, commands the armed forces, including the Army. The authority from the Commander-in-Chief extends through the chain of command, with the assistance of the NCO support channel, to the squad, section or team leader who then directs and supervises the actions of individual soldiers. When you say, “PFC Lee, you and PFC Johnson start filling sandbags; SPC Garcia and SPC Smith will provide security from that hill,” you are turning into action the orders of the entire chain of command.
Check and mate.