This. This exactly. I don't excuse him in the least. He absolutely should have refused the order and resigned if necessary. That's what honor and duty look like. And again, this is PRECISELY why it is important to remind those in our uniform that they have a duty to not follow plainly...
It is utterly predictable what Hegseth is doing which is PRECISELY why our officers need a reminder that they should not follow illegal orders because it is them who will be ficked over and prosecuted. Not POTUS or SECDEF.
I did not see BB interact with much of anyone on the sideline. I interacted with him as much as I could from 50 rows over his head. I'm sure many in front of me didn't appreciate the interactions. "Bill, you absolutely SUCK!" was probably the most common.
You must allow the bank robbery to proceed if it is ordered by the bank manager. Until said bank manager is convicted of the crime, their leadership must remain unquestioned by those in their supervision...even if it means those same folks become criminals themselves in the process.
Im quite sure I view everyone in uniform more highly than you. My military connections run deep. My father was a DI in the Army and my father in law is a retired Chief Master Sgt in the Air Force. I don't think people in the armed services need a reminder of their oath. I do think that in...
I have no idea about the values, but if that's what they are meant to be...would that mean whomever is assigning the values doesn't have a high opinion of some of the class?
So your preference is to NOT remind military members that they have an obligation to ignore illegal orders and allow them to become military criminals at risk of prosecution?
I think the point is discussing the class and how it is being assembled. If NIL package is the deciding factor for many in the class, then that is something to weigh in evaluating how this staff is recruiting vs how another staff might recruit.