General Discussion

I never had to disobey an unlawful order, but I did have to tell my LtC unit commander that I couldn't carry out his verbal order because I had a written order from a MajGen not to carry out that exact task without a written waiver from his office. Very uncomfortable saying no to my CO, who had direct influence over my career, even with the written order of a 3 star backing me up. I was an E-5 with a line number to sew on E-6 that he could have easily manufactured an excuse to take away from me if he had wanted to take it out on me.