It doesn’t matter how nuts the commander has gone or whether the Geneva convention demands the soldiers of signatories question orders; if the old man or the sarge starts barking orders, your nerve ends salute.
He’s the one in charge, and supposedly the one that will get his butt in the sling if it all goes wrong.
Yeah, I know, supposedly “I was just following orders” is no longer a valid excuse.
YOU try explaining on the ground sometime.







