Well some jobs are contracted with requirements on the employer and
requirements on the employee, if one of the parties violates the
contract they owe a penilty decsribed in the contract. If a solider
or seaman quit the penlity might depend on when he quit if it was
before the battle it very well might be a lot less than if he quit
durning the battle especially if the quiting resulted in great loses
to his fellow soliders or
seamen.
Now on the other side if the government lied about the reasons
for going to war or the government ordered a illegal act the
goverenment would be in default of the contract. Of course today in
theory the solider or seaman can quit if the government orders an
illegal or unconstitutional act, in fact with his oath it is his duty
not only not to do the act but reasonably stop the act from going
forward because he took an oath to defend the constitution against
both foreign and domestic enemies. Still a lot of times if he does
not follow an order he is likely to be charged. Remember the case of
the US solider in Bosnia who refuse to wear a UN uniform, what ever
happen to him?--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
>
> Wonder how it would reshape military policy is military "service"
were like
> any other job, where one was free to quit at will at any moment?
>
> This would seem to me to be the libertarian position.
>
> Then presumably lots of people would quit if they thought a war was
stupid
> and had nothing to do with defending their own families.
>
> If the only thing that would happen when you quit is that you might
be
> barred from other government employment and might lose your pension
or benefits,
> but you could not be declared awol and tried and jailed.
>
>
>
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