On the face of it, Obama’s orders appear to be legitimate to most in the military or they don’t want to challenge him and thereby put their careers on the line and that’s fine. However, the Lakin has chosen to challenge his order that has originated from the Executive. Lakin has been denied a vigorous defense under Article 46 and the Manual for Court Martial, rule 701 for discovery. It certainly looks like the government knows or is afraid of what may be found...so deny Lakin a full and vigorous defense. I don’t have much doubt under these circumstance that Lakin will be found guilty, but he has chosen that path. As for Obama, I have confidence he will in time be officially exposed as an usurper.
Not appear to be, they were lawful orders. Shit happens when officers decide to disobey lawful orders especially if based on unproven POLITICAL conspiracy theory. Officers should know better than to trust the advice of sea lawyers.