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United States Army general during World War I (1879–1936)
The available reporting does not provide a comprehensive historical list of every military officer ever court‑martialed for refusing orders; recent coverage centers on a 2025 controversy over Democrat...
The military’s power to recall retired officers for court-martial rests chiefly on the Uniform Code of Military Justice — notably Article 2 and the recall statute 10 U.S.C. § 688 — and decades of appe...
Available reporting shows no example in the provided sources of a sitting U.S. senator who has already been court‑martialed; current coverage focuses on the Pentagon’s November 24, 2025, announcement ...
Available reporting shows recent, high-profile Pentagon reviews into whether a sitting U.S. lawmaker who is a retired officer — Senator Mark Kelly — could be recalled to active duty and face court-mar...
U.S. military law treats unlawful orders as a narrow category — “patently illegal” orders (e.g., orders to commit crimes or atrocities) that service members must refuse, a legal standard for judges to...