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  • Captain Tells Troops to Defy Orders...Ends His Career

    10/03/2025 2:42:58 PM PDT · by Impala64ssa
    YouTube ^ | 10/2/25 | Jameson's Teacels
    A National Guard Captain told troops to “Defy Orders” — reckless advice that could destroy a career and even land soldiers in jail. Pete Hegseth fires back, warning that this kind of guidance ignores the Insurrection Act and the harsh reality of the UCMJ.
  • Maj. Harry Schmidt Reprimanded

    07/07/2004 3:00:59 PM PDT · by SpyderTim · 15 replies · 1,342+ views
    State Journal Register ^ | July 7, 2004 | Lisa Kernek
    Schmidt reprimanded Letter scathing; appeal planned By LISA KERNEK STAFF WRITER An Air Force general issued a scathing reprimand to Maj. Harry Schmidt Tuesday, saying he had "acted shamefully" on the night of a friendly-fire bombing that killed four and wounded eight Canadian soldiers. Lt. Gen. Bruce Carlson found Schmidt guilty of dereliction of duty for the accident, which occurred in April 2002 in Afghanistan. Schmidt, 38, of Sherman, will lose one month's base pay, about $5,600, and won't fly again when he returns to the Illinois Air National Guard. "You acted shamefully," Carlson wrote in his letter to Schmidt,...