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Oregon Adjutant General explains lawful and unlawful orders, outlines deployments and retention efforts
Summary
Brig. Gen. Groenewald briefed the committee on Guard deployments and personnel programs and explained legal standards for unlawful orders under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, saying willful disobedience violates Article 92 and that a service member bears the burden to prove an order unlawful.
Brigadier General Groenewald, Oregon’s Adjutant General, told the committee Jan. 14 that Oregon Guard members are deployed globally and that the department is taking active steps on recruiting and retention while reminding members of legal responsibilities around orders.
Groenewald reported Guard deployments spanning multiple theaters and missions: Oregon Army National Guard rotations to the…
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