New Navy commercial..

[Big Frank]

I've been thinking about it and I don't remember anything like that for the army. We just had to know the Code of conduct for members of the armed forces of the United States.  Especially Article I. We were asked that one a lot. I still have the wallet card I got in basic training in '79. The wording has been changed since then but this is the version I knew.

        1. I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

        2. I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist.

        3. If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

        4. If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information, or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.

        5. When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am bound to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.

        6. I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

[tombogan03884]

When I went through Parris Island in 1977 we were given classes on specific articles of the UCMJ that we were most likely to encounter, ( or violate  ) the LAWFUL order clause was one of them as it  tied into the Articles about  Mutiny.
Note that the common charge against an individual is "Disobedience of a LAWFUL order".

[fightingquaker13]

When I went through Parris Island in 1977 we were given classes on specific articles of the UCMJ that we were most likely to encounter, ( or violate  ) the LAWFUL order clause was one of them as it  tied into the Articles about  Mutiny.
Note that the common charge against an individual is "Disobedience of a LAWFUL order".

It beats "Silent insolence". I don't know when they took that one off the books, but God knows we'd both be sharing a cell in Leavenworth or Portsmouth if it were still there.

[tombogan03884]

First off, Portsmouth, ( The Million Dollar Castle) has been closed and standing empty for  40 years.
One of my Drill Instructors was one of the last Guards there and we had hung out in some of the same places around the area.
Secondly, I'm not sure they did take "silent insolence" off the books, although that was from the old "Rocks and Shoals".