TY - BOOK AU - WONG Leonard AU - LOVELACE Douglas TI - Knowing when to salute PY - 2008/// KW - UNITED STATES KW - CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS KW - MILITARY DISCIPLINE KW - OBEDIENCE N2 - Discipline and speedy automatic response to authority and stimuli are deeply ingrained in the military psyche. This article asks what options are open to senior officers when confronted with policies they believe to be flawed. Notes especially the need for early intervention before policy becomes an order (unless it is an illegal one), and that resign, retire, or execute are not the only choices ER -