The authors discuss the ethical quandary military nurses face when duty to follow orders conflicts with fundamental values.

Douglas P. Olsen is an associate professor at the Michigan State University College of Nursing in East Lansing and a contributing editor of AJN. Ann Gallagher is professor of ethics and care and director of the International Care Ethics Observatory at the University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK, and editor of Nursing Ethics, an international journal. Contact author: Douglas P. Olsen, douglas.olsen@hc.msu.edu. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.