> 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.
> 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 ]