Forms of Dissent
Dissent by military officers falls into two main categories: violent and non-violent. In essence, when a military officer, military leader chooses to oppose the orders given to him by his superior officers or national leader, he/she must decide whether his counter-action will be violent or non-violent in nature and in aim.
Violent or forcible dissent or opposition among military officers against their superiors or national authority is further broken down into the following categories:
- Assassination
- Coup d'état
- Sabotage
Non-violent actions which are designed to dissent from the command authority come in the following formats:
- Refusal to execute orders
- Refusal to deploy or mobilize
- Conscientious objection
- Disinformation
- Espionage
- Defection
- Leaking of information to the press
- Jumping the chain-of-command (appealing to a higher military authority)
- Modifying or changing original orders
Read more about this topic: Dissent By Military Officers And Enlisted Personnel
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