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The author of the article is talking about specifically actions occurring fully within the confines of how members of the military carry out their duties. A sup
by yuliyp 5y ago
The author of the article is talking about specifically actions occurring fully within the confines of how members of the military carry out their duties. A superior officer can order one of the soldiers in their unit to guard something. They can order them to carry a rifle while doing so, and can order them to do it wearing a mask. Asking that soldier to force someone not in the military to wear a mask or undergo a strip search may be illegal (I honestly am not sure and it's a moot point to this discussion).
TSA agents are not members of the military, though. They are employees of the TSA, and the relationship is not bound by the Uniform Code of Military Justice, but to an employment contract and normal civilian laws around labor.
- josephcsible 5y agoI think you got too focused on the details of my analogy and ignored the point of it: just because everyone gets taught how to do something, doesn't necessarily mean that thing is okay to always do.
- yuliyp 5y agoI think the point of the "taught" point in the article was to reinforce that mask wearing was not a novel question in the context of "is this an order that a military officer can give to a subordinate?", nothing more.