Therefore, I should not do it my self. My mother has always said, “ Treat others the way you want to be treated.”
Growing up, we were always taught to obey our higher-ups. Starting from our parents, baby sitters, teachers, managers, police officers and etc. So how does this relate to the military? Well, 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.” The day you swear in at MEPS 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. I remember the first day at Basic Training, stepping off the bus as the drill sergeants were yelling at us. Every soldier hated them