SHOCKNAWE
NES Member
It works the same way in LE, I was a sergeant and always got the vibe and input of my guys while running security, you earn respect that way as well as not asking someone to do something that you haven’t done yourself or at least willing to do.I'm not excited. I just think a lot of people who've never been in the army have the wrong idea about how it operates. In every unit I was in (Guard or active, combat arms or not, training and operational) there was ALWAYS an honest effort made by commanders to seek input from subordinates during planning and, more importantly, afterward. Civilians don't always understand just how freely lower enlisted can express themselves in a well-run unit while still preserving professionalism. The key is having good leaders.
This is the kind of thing that separates us from, say, the Russians. If you look at how Ukraine is going, you can see how well the "shut up and do what you're told" style of leadership works.
The flip side is I was ordered to do things that I 100% disagreed with by people I not only had zero respect for but personally hated as well but I did what I was told to do. I just assumed in the military it is/was the same way.
Staying on topic, I want to believe that if I was told to stand down while someone was killing kids I would refuse that order