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doc03

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7. I can't see a Private refusing an order. When I was 19 years old and drafted
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:55 AM
Saturday

you were treated like dirt, and you were forced to do whatever they told you. If someone didn't
comply or measure up you were ridiculed in front of everyone and sometimes the DI would turn other soldiers
against a person resulting in a Blanket Party. It is up the big brass to refuse an unlawful order and most of them
have two goals their next promotion and their pension. If there are any that refuse an order while Trump is
President their career is over, and their pension is gone. Look what they are doing to Mark Kelly and he just made a
video stating the rules the military are to follow. Trump has used the law to fuck over people his entire life. He files a
frivolous lawsuit and the victim ends up broke paying for legal expenses. I don't understand how the legal system
has permitted that for a half century, shouldn't that be called contempt of court or something.

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