Long ago (1968 to 1977), I served on active duty in the U.S. Navy. I willingly swore this Oath of Enlistment (Twice -a $$$ re-enlistment bonus paid for 1st marriage).
“I, Brooke Meyer, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God. “
USS Andrew Jackson SSB(N) 619 – U.S. Navy Photo
Got FBI & NIS Background Checks and a Final Top Secret Clearance. Qualified Crew as a Submariner and Missile Control Center Supervisor (Mk. 84 Polaris & Mk 88 Poseidon Fire Control Systems) . It was not AI.
Decades later, my sons suffered my lectures at the dinner table about the part of the UCMJ that says “OBEY LAWFUL ORDERS”. That means, “YOU DO NOT OBEY UNLAWFUL ORDERS“. So I am dumbfounded at news about US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America
A. They are already bound by oath to be silent.
B. They could rightfully say: “No Sir, I am not obeying an unlawful order”
“I was obeying orders” didn’t work at the Nuremberg Trials.
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