LOL, precisely.
My military college professor used that term quite often.
I’ve stared down the barrel at a few decisions/opportunities like that. Closest I came was back in the day - very nearly destroying a multi-million dollar piece of equipment. I was following orders, doing exactly what I was told to do. But there was that little warning voice in my head saying “this is a really bad idea.” I knew if things went badly, well, there’s always retail food sales. Fortunately the gear and my reputation survived. :-)