Lawful. How do you know what if it's lawful if you don't ask. Only a robotic mindset would.
whether you like them or not
This isn't about me but USA!
solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely
uphold the Constitution.
One has to 'assume' they are because they are 'told' to just obey. How is that for a great takeover.
Lawful. How do you know what if it’s lawful if you don’t ask. Only a robotic mindset would. ...You obey first and question the order next to the person above that NCO or officer who ordered it. You give up your right to life, liberty and the pursuit of (property) happiness when the uniform goes on. You cannot refuse to get on a chopper when you know the chances of coming back are slim, you cannot do what you damn well please because a firefight requires you go where you are told and you cannot claim it would make you happy to be put on a plane to Honolulu instead of being chest deep in mud in some rice paddy.