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Showing Original Post only (View all)Rumor heard from an old friend. Take it for what it's worth... [View all]
Guys asking their CO's for letters absolving them of wrongdoing with regard to the military strikes on Venezuelan boats. Scuttlebutt, granted, but there appears to be rumblings in the ranks. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised. They're not trained for shit like that. When i served, I can't imagine EVER being ordered to do something like that. It's so beyond the pale.
A legionary solution to end this regime once and for all? Hard to believe, but given the level of criminality, I wouldn't necessarily be opposed. Seems we've fallen a long way. With 3 more years to go unless the bastard dies in office. Something's got to give.
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They have to stop worrying about getting some BS letters and start refusing to obey what they clearly know
Liberal In Texas
Friday
#4
And now we know why the JAG Corp was decimated. No one left to go to for help when given illegal orders?
Attilatheblond
Saturday
#48
Yes it is ridiculous. A letter from your CO doesn't cover you for committing murder.
Irish_Dem
Saturday
#35
Being told "no, it really is okay to follow these orders" doesn't absolve one from
RockRaven
Friday
#6
How many letters do you think you'll need when they start ordering you to kill fellow Americans?
Scalded Nun
Friday
#14
Trump has and will continue to put people of conscience in difficult positions.
surfered
Saturday
#38