By the way... > A professional army brings contractual obligations for any received benefits (e.g. education), which makes disobeying objectionable orders a qu

By the way... > A professional army brings contractual obligations for any received benefits (e.g. education), which makes disobeying objectionable orders a question of dealing with existentially threatening consequences (e.g. debt). The consequences of disobeying objectionable orders could be: 1. Reduction in rank / Reduction in pay 2. Discharge with a "Less than Honorable" rating, which cancels all possible benefits like VA Home Loans or Education Repayment, and can make getting a federal job impossible. 3. Prison 4. Execution (treason) [ As it stands today, with the UCMJ ]