Would you execute and enemy in the battlefield if ordered by your co?
357347
If you are talking about a captured or hors de combat enemy - the answer is that this would be an illegal order and it is every soldiers duty not only to disobey it - but to report that person for even giving that order.\n\nIf the enemy has not surrendered or is not hors de combat - he had better make some obvious indication of surrender before I get a good sight picture.
226145
cooperate within reason. But i'd rather be shot than humilated so i'd probably get shot!!
693127
if the enemy is immobilized and no longer an threat to you, no you arenot allowed to "finish him off". If you still feel he is a threat to you (i.e.trying to reach for his weapon to shoot you) then make sure he can't get to his weapon,incapacitate him from doing so, but rules of war are very tricky so you better be careful to make sure it's a life or death situation once you have fired that first shotand he/she is down, otherwise you could go up for investigation
715310
with the creation of the dept of homeland security, many police depts are getting more extensive training.. however i may be confused in the context of your question... if an enemy was on a mil base.. the military would respond... the military would only assist law enforcement if a state of emergency is declared.. does this answer your question??
804940
if they told you they'd have to kill ya
1150127
If you are on active duty the military can choose to try you themselves or let the locals handle it.\n\nShort answer:  Yes.
405100
Possibly with a court order
798733
well yeah you can go through his chain of command. or on base it would be the mp.'s but they will just take him for the 72 hour cool down period in the barracks and he'll probably be mad when he comes home. or off base call local police.  then theres restraining orders.  but if he has a fukked up chain of command he'll get away with everything he does  like my ex husband.his whole chain of command lied for him and stuck up for him in court for the domestic violence incidents and hell now hes getting away with murder.
110112
assuming his soldiers could write, it would be smth like that:\n\nme get free food here. me get killed if I go away. \nbut me likes it - me and my buddies pwed them damned Persians the other night. We enter persian city, we take gold, we **** women. me likes gold, me likes women, me like being in the army.
107444
Execute them instead?
315750
You could but usually the other person gets the choice of weapons.  Good luck with that.
770354
That depends on what has occured.  Has the animal bitten someone?  Is this a repeated offense?  Has the service member been charged with animal cruelty?  Trying to run a shelter?  Trying to establish a breeding business on base?\n\nThe commander can order the service member to do anything that is for the "good of the command".  So, if the commander has determined that the soldier is violating laws/regulations, in danger of violating laws/regulations, creating a health hazard, or has dangerous animals, then the answer is "YES".
974587
I would have taken out as many of tem until they killed me.  I die and live by my code and no others.\n\nCoach
495850
Depends on if he is just some joe schmoe whack job or a professional.  If he is a professional, you have a big problem and you need another sniper or several to find and kill him.  If he is joe schmoe, standard infantry tactics will do. Draw his fire and then move to where you can deal with him.
1006226
Intimidation, but it'd be better to have lethal force if necessary.
403070
not usually. it depends on how "life threatening" it is. if it's totally serious, and i'll be dead otherwise, sometimes i can bluff ok...  :D
85277
Didn't the court martial of Lt. Calley for the My Lai massacre of women and children count for anything.  It prepared the present day commanders in Desert Storm to state to their troops "no My Lais--you hear?"  I say, we learned from history and will try to be as civilized in war as much as possible.  Troops in combat will always behave savagely in the heat of the moment, who are we to judge sitting in our comfortable living rooms, not knowing what they're go thru.  I won't judge them, but pray that we're not as inhumane as the enemy.