JAG isn’t the arbiter of what is or isn’t an illegal order. He wanted people there to encourage others to do his bidding. “JAG said it’s ok,” is not a defense in a court marshal or court.
My own conscientious objection was filed shortly thereafter and was based on the notion that following illegal orders was illegal. The departments of the Army and Defense AGREED. I stayed in the service as a non combatant. Will you break the law for your dear leader?
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All orders will be considered legal. The entire point of installing loyalist JAG officers is to order the military to do horrible shit.