Originally Posted by
henra
German Military is the same as UK. No blind obedience.
This is not about an Officer refusing an Order.
This is all about an Officer speaking out about what he considers incompetence and culpability of his Seniors in the Chain of Command failing to do "right".
He very well may have been culpable himself of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) by saying what he did and for sure the way he did it.
Article 89 of the UCMJ applies....but the burden of proof in this event would be very difficult considering the circumstances and actual wording of the Officers Statement.
However, I doubt the Marine Corps would rather handle this administratively and avoid the risk of opening a much bigger bucket of worms by allowing for a good Defense Counsel digging into the documentation behind the events.
As Mods prefer we not post Links which add to their burden.....I would suggest some browsing for articles and related information re UCMJ Article 89 might prove informative.