Several senior officers who reportedly expressed concerns about the boat strikes, including former US Southern Command commander Adm. Alvin Holsey and Lt. Gen. Joe McGee, the former director for ...

They can refuse orders but could face consequences if the order is lawful. Members of the U.S. military have the legal right to refuse orders they believe are unlawful, but they risk violating ...

In a video message posted this week, six Democratic legislators with military or intelligence backgrounds remind members of the armed forces that they are not obligated to follow unlawful orders. That ...

To the Editor: On Nov 18, 2025, some of our elected officials appeared in a video encouraging U.S. military personnel to “refuse illegal orders.” Having served in the U.S. Air Force for eight years, I ...

President Donald Trump and members of his Administration have suggested that six Democratic politicians violated the law by urging members of the military and the intelligence community to refuse ...

Retired Gen. Jack Keane tore into congressional Democrats after a group of lawmakers released a video urging U.S. service members to "refuse illegal orders" from the Trump administration, a message he ...

Military members can be prosecuted for following orders that are unlawful. A war of words between President Donald Trump and Democratic military and national security veterans on Capitol Hill has ...

In his remarks on Tuesday, Hegseth appeared to criticize a retired US Army general — Peter Chiarelli — who formally reprimanded Hegseth’s former brigade commander in 2007. The commander, Michael ...

Video shows Gen Xu Qinxian explaining why he refused to deploy troops to crush 1989 student-led demonstrations ...

The alarm bells went off when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has rebranded himself the Secretary of War, came for the military lawyers months ago. But they are still ringing now, and getting ...