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The process and guidelines for military personnel to follow when they believe an order is unlawful, including seeking legal advice from Judge Advocates, raising issues up the chain of command, and consulting independent hotlines and legal projects.
Servicemembers concerned that an order may be unlawful have established, codified paths to seek clarification: ask for from serving Judge Advocates (JAGs), raise the issue up the chain of command and ...
A soldier may legally and ethically refuse an order when that order is unlawful—most clearly when it commands a criminal act such as murder of civilians, rape, torture, or other violations of the law ...
Retired senior officers have publicly said that military personnel should refuse clearly unlawful orders: for example, retired Air Force General Michael Hayden told an HBO audience that “you are not r...