Military Men:Do you have the option to refuse if your higher ups tell you to go to Iraq as a contingent?
350791
no you do not have the right to refuse. You joined the military and no matter what they tell you to do if it is wrong or right you have to obey the orders. once you sign those contracts for the service you must obey orders. You can face up to a year in the brig and get dishonorable discharge from the military
911544
This question is such nonsense.\n We have a volunteer army whose choice it is to have a career in the military and are now finding out that that career means actually fighting, and that it's not just a free college education.\nWe should be supporting them.\n\nYour question would have validity if our military were made up of conscripts and there were people trying to weasel out of that conscription, whilst at the same time cheering the war effort.\n\n*additional*\n\nThis sh*t in Iraq as dragged on for as long as it has because of the USA's boy-scout approach to the whole thing.\nWant to end it quickly and minimise US casualties? Do the logical thing and institute a scorched Earth policy in the Middle East and kill as many Arabs as possible. They're animals, anyway, so the civilized world won't miss them.
763760
Disobey an order because its unlawful, yeah I did that twice both in a theatre of combat.  One was to refuse medical attention to an enemy combatant, the guy had been shot in the face and had his lower jaw in his hand.  We were told to just let the guy go and bleed out basically, we called a corpsman over though to give the guy something for his pain, he later died and me and another guy got yelled at for like 5 minutes and that was about it.  The only other time was some BS that involved a land mine a guy brought to us, I still to this day dont know if the SSgt was joking or not when he told us to have the guy jump on it to see if it was live.
944329
Well, we don't all get what we want.  All one need do is walk through a military cemetery to realize that.  It doesn't appear that you give a lot of thought to the decisions you make, or how they might impact other decisions.  Your impulsiveness will eventually get you into trouble, and frankly, I would offer you little sympathy.\n\nThere is the possibility, the army will respond the same way I have.  That being the case, you may face some penalties or even punishment, if you fail to complete the obligations you agreed to, with them!
285414
In the U.S. we have an all volunteer military so this would not apply to those who volunteer to serve.  When we had a Draft it was a felony to refuse induction.
708873
u just tell them its your life and the army aint for you as simple as that dont let no one make up your mind or try and persude you otherwise you got your veiws if they real mates they will accept it good luck
399457
once you have signed yourself over to them you have to wait until your enlistment is up. it doesn't matter what branch you choose.
90256
What's the alternative? \n\nI support the Armed Forces 120% in any war or in peacetime. They don't get to pick and choose the wars they fight. They follow the orders of the Commander-in-Chief (also known as the President of the United States), who is the one that decides this.
10198
Either JOIN AND SERVE or If you are already in... ask your Mess Sgt.
46716
That is certainly a decision that you and your family need to do some serious thinking about.  My husband, and I were also in the military, so I know how hard it can be when you are deployed.\n\nDo you know what you will do when you get out?\nWill you have to serve another tour over in Iraq?  How long will it be?\nWould you like to make a career out of the military?\nThere is a lot more information that I would need to know, and how you feel about them, before I feel like I could give any amount of decent advice on it.\n\nThank you for your service to our country!
559918
Yes. They have a right to replace a worker that is not committed to the business. Now, an employer cannot fire a National Guard or reserviist if he hired them knowing they were. But, if you decide while employed to join military, you're on your own.
156928
without a doubt.  if they don't go to iraq, they will go to an army base somewhere to fill in the slots of the active duty guys who are in iraq.  right now the army is pulling people out of field artillery units, forcing them to reclass to mp's and giving them 18 month orders at various army bases.  good luck to them
354275
Yes, but I don't see where you'd have time.  There are plenty of regulations that explain how much precedence the military takes ove anything else you happen to have going on.
797694
go ahead and refuse to put the uniform on,, or refuse to train,, i guaranty that some one like me will be along to pick you up put cuffs on you and place you in the brig, after your courts marshal,,look you might be a pansy CO, but you signed the contract just like every one else did of your own free will, do as your told full fill your commitment then get out but don't do something you are going to regret and cause your self more trouble than you need.
129101
It is not peer pressure that makes them go to Iraq. They are ordered to go. If you get ordered to go, you go. This was known to them when they signed up.
1070498
I assume you want to be heading to Iraq?.I worked for Executive Outcomes ( similar company) the money is good..but after 5 years in Sierra leonne..and rwanda..i would not contemplate Iraq at this time..very very dangerous..but hey.lots of guys are doing it..i hope you have experience  in law enforcement/military background...dyncorp..triple canopy custer battles all basically operate the same way..when you arrive tho..you get the shit jo allowing the person ahead of you to move up the ladder...good luck man..you will need it..
890593
Actually you could have bailed on the at the MEPS center because until you are sworn in you are NOT in the armed forces.  \nThey lie for the same reasons that all salesmen lie.  They need to make a sale or no bonus or commition.