Is 'Blowing Off' Orders Becoming The Norm For The U.S. Military?

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his wife, Stephanie, meet with coalition troops on Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Dec. 15, 2015. The secretary spoke about the push to accelerate the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. Carter is on a weeklong trip to the Middle East. DoD photo

Marine Times: Marine infantry officer: Blowing off orders has become a troubling norm

I think I'll grow a beard.

It is increasingly apparent that more and more Marine Corps orders are set aside because we are so busy answering higher-ups' mail and adding new requirements and systems to track and manage training and equipment. Not out of willful omission or belligerence, just as a matter of course.

It's unintentional selective disobedience.

Don't believe me? Then why do we take weeks or months preparing for readiness inspections? If we'd been executing the orders, we would all just be in compliance with standards as a matter of course — any day of the week would be a good day for an inspection.

But we don't comply until it becomes an absolute necessity.

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WNU Editor: The fact that this topic is being openly discussed tells me that the trend to disobey orders will probably grow.