(from the military standpoint)
2006-07-11 22:31:08 · 13 answers · asked by crash 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Usually in Military they are procedure.
Following order is important because, it can save your life or others it can keep you away of making disastrous mistakes.
That is why they are rank in military, people with more experience and studies, than you can help you and teach you what they know, through your way.
They are like teacher, they should know think we don't!
But always remember, that nobody is perfect, and all of us can make mistake include the better general!
2006-07-11 22:38:26 · answer #1 · answered by ogloriad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because peoples lives depend on it. Even if it sounds like it's something stupid, there is generally a reason for it (even if you don't ever know what that reason is).
And, even if it truly is a stupid order, actions become habits, and if you are in the habit of looking at an order and thinking - hmm - this sounds like it might be a stupid order - let me look into it a little more and get back to you, then you greatly increase the chance of it being an order that, whether you knew it or not (or if you would ever know it - the whole chain reaction thing...), you could cost someone their life.
Example - you work in the Mess Deck and Galley of a ship. You are told to make sure the coffee mess is stocked before you leave your shift, but you've had a long day, and you think it's stupid, because why can't the people doing the midrats check on it? So, you don't do it - no big deal. BUT - the people who are doing the baking and stuff for the next day don't know you didn't do it, or it slips their mind, because it's such a small thing, and it's not their normal job, so, no big deal, it doesn't get done.
But, you have some guy who has been sitting staring at a computer screen for the past 8 hrs, with 4 more to go (or, as the case with the first ship my husband was on, they were in the Gulf doing 6 on, 6 off, around the clock), and he takes a break to go get a caffine jolt to help wake him up and keep him alert for the last stretch of his watch. But, no coffee. So, he goes back to work and he's not so alert, and it's just a little blip on the screen - anyone could miss it - and next thing you know, there's a hole in your ship where you ran aground, or you miss a message, and now you're pulling into a port that has been declared unsafe due to terrorists, and now your ship has been attacked... All because of that "stupid order" to go check to see if the coffee mess was stocked.
I know this is a stretch, but I hope you can see the point I'm trying to make.
2006-07-11 22:46:09 · answer #2 · answered by seasailorwife 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason it's important for everyone in a rowboat to be rowing in unison if you want to get somewhere.
More seriously, following orders can mean the difference between life and death for you and your buddies. Think of the military as a body. Each part doesn't have the same function. Each part has to depend on each other. If your mind says go straight and your body turns right you've got big troubles.
2006-07-12 05:28:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because when you join the military you sign a contract and within that contract it tells you that you have to follow the orders of the government you are now property of the U.S.Government did you know that you can get in trouble for getting a really bad sunburn while being a member of the military yeah well ya can and the reason for the article is destroying government property...you don't have to follow the orders you can choose to not and just face the consequences your choice!!!!
2006-07-11 22:44:48 · answer #4 · answered by mom 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Discipline and you learn to have courtesy for others. Plus, in the military you can't go running around doing whatever you feel; when you feel the need to do so, b/c in the military you're a team and need to learn to work together, so not having discipline, learning to follow before you can lead, will affect the whole genre of the military lifestyle and hurt your comrades, like yourself. It's LEADERSHIP. Keeps everything and everyone in line.
2006-07-12 11:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to orders from above come after superiors have thought them through. What is expected from You, on the ground is to do what you are told. You do not know the objective of teh exercise or the repercussions. It will also stop you from thinking and act on the orders because in certain situations in active combat those who stop to think could do more damage than help.
2006-07-11 22:57:30 · answer #6 · answered by samydan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you heard of the unified chain of command. When an order is given from superiors, they are followed. It's what wins wars.
Soldiers are trained to do unthinkable acts, eg. pushing the buttons for nuclear war (extreme example). It's what they're trained to do. They don't have the luxury to listen to hunches, hairs on the back of their necks, little green men, its not that generals like kiss-*sses, but if you got something to say, say it in private, otherwise shut the f*ck up!!....a victorious army is a disciplined army.
2006-07-12 14:36:20 · answer #7 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's interesting
2016-08-08 05:20:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause when you join the military you must do what u signed up to do... and being military orders are important..
2006-07-11 22:34:37 · answer #9 · answered by ~*~ Stormy Weather~*~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats the way the military works....
2006-07-11 22:38:40 · answer #10 · answered by X's Mommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋