Study history, and psychology.
To be under orders mean that you give a measure of your free will to your superior. Soldiers will follow most orders. Including some rather horrific ones.
That is what they are trained to do. We absolve them of the guilt of killing and destruction, saying it serves a greater good. To say “I was following orders” is not a defense is to damn all soldiers.
The example of the Holocaust is the usual one given, but take a close look at how the US handled the Indians.
i was only following orders, is not a legal defense. didn’ t work for the nazisand it won’t work for anyone who follows illegal and/or immoral orders.
precedent has long bveen established. you ask not to follow it, if no reprieve is given, you resign.
and if you didnt clue in i am not talking about legitimate moral orders. and yes officers still have to have a moral filter working.
you want soldiers who will fire on us civillians and say they’re just following orders?