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Directly? No. Not at all. GEN Milley is effectively the Chief of Staff for the SECDEF's Staff. He answers directly to the SECDEF, who answers to the President. HASC and SASC both had their chance at him when he was appointed, he's in there now until a President or SECDEF asks him to leave or he...

a) The SECDEF is a Presidential Appointee and serves at his pleasure, it doesn't follow that a SECDEF would go against the President's desires on a topic like this, and since he's not a Longtabber, I doubt he has much direct love at GEN Milley, if he thought there were any charges that would...

I agree with @Rocinante about it. Nothing will happen. Keep in mind that the requirement for a Court Martial is that the higher commander has to approve the formation. Since the next higher commander to the CJCS is the SECDEF, followed by the President, and the current President has indicated...

Broadly speaking, cherry picking a quote from a public figure and writing a paragraph of interpretation around it can lead to whatever someone wants it to mean. Taking only the headline of the article, that statement is true. The military has no place in the checks and balances of the...

Apparently that guy with the bleeding forehead tried to take the rifle from one of the screaming chicken guys. I feel like that Soldier showed pretty good restraint, I mean, he's walking and all.

No, I agree with your assessment. The military will (and should) understand that their duty is to enforce the decisions of the Chain of Command, National Policy and the Constitution. It's right there in the oath. "... support and Defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies...

Because a draftee is brought in against their will, under penalty of law, and generally poorly trained with a pure focus on following orders to avoid punishment. Professionally trained Soldiers volunteer for the job, receive extensive training in their field, and are educated about their...

Deployment into theater is vetted to JAG beforehand, but someone with Command Authority had to approve use in a TIC situation. For SOF TICs that meant Bagram and the JSOTF Commander. If you're talking about strike missions more generally, it's considered good policy to ensure that you have JAG...

So while I understand that was a general circumstance for illustration, the specific counterpoint to it is just as illustrative. In the case of drone operators, the ones who are firing weapons are controlled by Officers (either commissioned or warrant), who are expected to have an...