Saturday, October 11, 2025

A resource for military members who question the legality of their orders


The Orders Project is neither partisan nor attempting to preempt the troops' chain-of-command. “It’s a second line of resources for military personnel,” he said. “The first thing a member who has questions should be doing is picking up the phone and calling his or servicing JAG office or legal assistance office.”

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Troops seeking advice from Orders Project attorneys can reach them 24/7 via an encrypted email inbox. The possible hypothetical scenarios are endless, and most are unlikely or unthinkable, according to Army Gen. Mark Milley’s comments in a Sunday interview with NPR, but they could include participation in a campaign event or even action against protestors [...] . The latter scenario is more likely to involve National Guard troops, who unlike active-duty forces are permitted to perform law enforcement duties while operating under control of their state’s governor.

  Military Times
Or a president bent on total power.

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