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HAB911

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7. Disobeying any order is suicide

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 07:15 AM

Dec 5

I've never had any faith in 99% of soldiers being in a position to disobey. They are in an impossible situation they can't possibly survive. Suicide now by disobeying, or suicide later at courts martial.

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I wish we'd stop tossing the ball to sailors and lower level officers. [View all] LAS14 Dec 4 OP

Political nuance. And there's legal implications already haele Dec 4 #1

How long is DU going to put up with this? Prairie Gates Dec 4 #2

with what? WarGamer Dec 4 #5

Leadership. The officers are supposed to know the rules of engagement. surfered Dec 4 #3

A glorious pile of malarkey NoRethugFriends Dec 4 #4

It's always been a fairly specious argument stopdiggin Dec 5 #6

Disobeying any order is suicide HAB911 Dec 5 #7