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by keeda 110 days ago
There are many aspects here, but I'll only comment on the one I brought up originally: they are in the military because they had few other options in life. And this is true in this very situation as well. If they choose to disobey orders, they risk court martials, loss of pension, imprisonment, or worse... even if they are right because, well, you've seen what else is happening in the country.

And they know that this was not done on a whim: https://www.jurist.org/features/2025/02/26/explainer-jag-fir...