Following Orders
-The importance of following orders and the negative- -results of not doing so-
Military bearing, also known as military discipline, is a state of order and obedience comprised within a command. This state of order involves cooperation by the will of an individual, and for the well-being of their team. Military discipline is a specialized application of habitual discipline demands given by a soldier of commanding rank, but is a state of obedience that follows instructions and functions even in the absence of a commander, and in the face of adversity.
We are taught as children to obey our higher-ups. Starting from our parents, teachers, managers, police officers, we are taught to adhere to a state of unquestioning obedience on the premise that these higher-ups know what's best for you. Since they have more life experience, regardless of one's circumstances, they know what you need to do to survive more than you do... But... When a person enlists in the United States Military, active duty or reserve, they take the following oath; "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice." Right there you are making a promise to the United States Military.
Before you even put on the uniform, you promise you’ll obey the orders of the President and the orders of the officers appointed over you. Military discipline and effectiveness is built on the foundation of obedience to orders. Brand new privates are taught to obey, immediately and without question, orders from their superiors, right from day one of boot camp. Almost every soldier can tell you that obedience was drilled into their heads at one point in Basic Training. For...
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