New project provides free counsel for service members who confront an illegal order

Summary: Sometimes orders people receive from their superiors simply aren't lawful. If your boss ordered you to go rob a bank, would you? That's one reason federal employees including members joining the military swear allegiance to the Constitution, not to Joe Blow. Now a group of retired military legal practitioners has formed what they call the Orders Project to provide free counsel to service members who feel they've confronted an illegal order. Here with more, a member of the Orders Project steering committee and retired Navy Judge Advocate, Phil Cave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices