Clearly you do not understand the Officer’s Oath, and you do not understand this case, nor have been following it enough to understand the details.”
Excuse me.
“You sound like you are enlisted...”
And how, pray tell, are we ignorant peasants who do the vast majority of the bleeding for our country supposed to sound? Do we use “ain't” and “aw, shucks” and scratch our privates as we chew on a blade of grass while pulling up our ill-fitting, unstylish trousers?
As an enlisted person in my youth, who fought for his country, has permanent injuries to show for it, and took over directing an action from dead officers, all I can say is cram it where the sun don't shine.
Why don't you tend to worshiping your little Vattel idol and drop any pretense that someone who would utter the ignorant sentence cited above has any insight into anything to do with either honor or the military?
I understand where you are coming from. You and your friend are more than welcome enough to beat your chests around until they bleed, or ride the “honor and pride” bandwagon until the wheels fall off. You apparently have a chip on your shoulder with regards to your superiors, both past and present, this much is certain.
Parking your ego aside, you may feel obliged to re-read what I stated so that you understand my legal argument. Officers and enlisted abide by different oaths. Officers have the ability to question orders, especially by those who have not proven themselves legally authorized to command. This is not the case for enlisted personnel, and some do not know they are unique.
Surely one in the service such as yourself should understand these facts, would you say?