I’m starting to understand. An oral contact is not legally binding, but the military is one of the last workplaces where one’s word is their bond. Especially about something this potentially serious. His superior officer was depending on him, because apparently he indicated he would be available.
An oral contact is not legally binding, but the military is one of the last workplaces where one’s word is their bond.
An oral contract is just as legally binding as a written contract. Telling one's commander that one will deploy is not a contract. It may not be honorable, but Walz neither made, nor broke, a contract. He may have earned a Blue Falcon award - perhaps the Atropia Campaign Medal.