Could someone who has served or something please enlighten me?Just scratching my head wondering what about that process is keeping people from actually doing it. Beyond just saying “No,” is there grievance paperwork? A petition? Witness statements? Is it as simple as having the balls to tell your CO no to their face and being open to consequences?
It seems like at very least there’s a culture of “the people above me probably know better” and/or “don’t be the squeaky wheel” but it doesn’t seem to me that that should be enough for the level of inaction we seem to be seeing here. What gives?
I read up on this recently, and my understanding is that the solider is supposed to presume the order is legal and carry it out(otherwise, a CO should not have given it in the first place). However, they can refuse, but will face consequences in that they better have a buttload of proof.
In effect, they will get in trouble for disobeying an order, but if it is proven that the order was demonstrably illegal to begin with, then they will probably be in the clear.
If your boss tells you to wash their personal car, thats an illegal order and you dont do it.