One Soldier's View
Recently, I've been lurking in several discussions based on the notion of "Military Discipline". Since some of the participants in these discussions may not have any direct experience with the subject, it may prove useful to examine the foundations of this discipline. Every trainee in the modern US military is taught to observe these three general orders:

1st General Order
I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.

2nd General Order
I will obey my special orders and perform all my duties in a military manner.

3rd General Order
I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions, to the commander of the relief.

To members of the OTO, some or all of these should sound vaguely familiar, depending on one's progress through the initiatory system. These general orders are sound advice, whether we're talking about the military, the OTO, or our daily lives:

1. Know the scope of your own authority, and be responsible.

2. Manage your affairs in an exemplary manner.

3. Know the rules, live by them, and use the "chain of command".

Soldiers are not required to follow unlawful orders, but they are duty-bound to use the chain of command to resolve them when perceived.

We're not in a democracy here folks. The OTO is a military order. If we don't like it, we have two choices. We can take our toys and go find others to play with elsewhere, or we can work within the system to affect change responsibly.

As for me, the choice is clear. Long Live the King!