In Reply to: GOP Rep says enlisted should do what Trump says posted by russsmith on November 25, 2025 at 09:11:24
Their commanding officers should make the judgments about illegal orders, supported by JAG recommendations. The officers should ensure that those judgments are clear to the troops. It would be chaos if every person in the field were to make individual judgments. Of course, there would be exceptions for clearly illegal behavior, such as killing civilians, but those exceptions should be rare in a well-disciplined military.