Were YOU Ever Ordered to do anything militarily ILLEGAL or IMMORAL?

[2flasargent]

I was Officer of the Deck, on sea detail. The destroyer had more mechanical troubles than the rest of the squadron put together it seemed. Ready for sea, tested the main engines and engineering reported steam leakthroughs on the turbines (1200 pound system) Skipper wanted to go anyway, and the Chief engineer lifted the safetys. We went home near midnight when everyone thought we were gone. Broke up some marriages, too.

[Griff Murphey]

I understand that once or twice some of the big carriers have had to return unexpectedly due to engineering casualties and when word got out and the ship's whistle hooted there was a mad scramble in married quarters as all of the affairs came to an end as suddenly as they had begun, only hours before. I have heard that men have been chased down streets by other men with golf clubs, baseball bats, pistols, etc.

[mike24d20]

Boomer Widows were a real problem in Charlestown,S.C. in the early 80's.

[Marine A5 Sniper]

I was never asked to do anything illegal or immoral. I did ride shotgun on the skivvy girl train each day while I was supposed to be in the hospital. I was more than willing. Once I was on a Race Relations Team, and when I contradicted the base commander's assertion that we had no racial problems in a meeting, I was so close to Laos when darkness fell that they could have thrown me a newspaper. I am certain his desire was to place me in a spot where I was most needed - right.

jt

[danco101]

Possibly entering Cambodia during the viet nam War. was that illegal ?(or is that just a sick bird)
Dan M. 3rd MARDIV 1966-68

[Former Cav]

we'd get marched down to the local village in So. Korea in 1966 for an event called "organized graba$$". I have no idea where the money came from, but all the booze was free. You had to get your own "yobo" though!! Near as I can tell, we are all "willing participants".

[martinp]

Ahh I remember raking sand and painting rocks at MCCES at 29 palms, very decorative

[John Sukey]

Keep in mind ALL recruiters "speak with forked tongue"

[Michaelp]

We pulled various details between classes and in SF Training Group.

An OIC from one of the committees came by and took a load of us over to clean up the base house he and his family were vacating.

Not bad as atrocitries go, and we all had a few beers.