military loyalty
Troop fidelity sworn
Military loyalty is allegiance to one's armed forces, nation, or commanding officers—the commitment soldiers owe to their country, unit, and chain of command.
It encompasses obedience to orders, dedication to fellow service members, and faithfulness to military oaths.
The concept can create tension when loyalty to superiors conflicts with conscience or law: He struggled between military loyalty and reporting the war crime.
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- dutyRequired moral task
- code of honorStandards governing moral conduct
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- sworn oathFormal binding promise
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Revolt against authority
insubordination · disobedience · rebellion · defiance · insurrection
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Absence of bravery
self-preservation · dereliction of duty · shirking · malingering · war profiteering
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