During the Vietnam war it was the "grunts" who were drafted who refused orders, not the "lifers" and officers.
Because of this, the army is now all volunteer waiting for their pension. The chance of them individually disobeying orders is zero. At best, those with a conscience might choose not to reenlist, and the former military people urging this know it. On Mon, Nov 24, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Marv Gandall via groups.io <marvgand2= [email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM, Mark Baugher wrote: > > I learned recently that the Oath of Allegiance to the Constitution is > different for officesr than enlisted soldiers... > > But this article from Friday suggests that the officer corps is still > subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice prohibiting illegal acts. > > > https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/military-oath-enlistment-legal-illegal-orders/story?id=127725085#:~:text=The%20oath%20of%20enlistment%2C%20sworn,private%20rights%20or%20personal%20affairs.%22 > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39463): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39463 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116410536/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
