Why It’s Illegal for Soldiers to Follow Illegal Orders

Senator Mark Kelly, Pete Hegseth, and the truth about military obedience

There is a very common myth about the military. You see it in movies all the time.

The myth is that a soldier is a machine—a robot that has to do whatever a superior officer tells them, no questions asked.

The idea is that if an officer gives an order, it doesn’t matter whether it’s wrong, immoral, or illegal. The soldier has to obey.

That idea is complete…