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Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee's In The Perils Of Obedience

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“You don't need a patch on your arm to have honor”, says Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee who is depicted by Tom Cruise. He makes this statement at the end of the movie to Lance Corporal Dawson after the final ruling is read, stating PFC. Downey and Lance Corporal Dawson are not guilty. However, they are still discharged from the armed forces and from serving. A Few Good Men portrays the negative impact on military personally from strict obedience. Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, along with Lieutenant Commander JoAnne Galloway and Lieutenant Sam Weinberg; played by Demi Moore and Kevin Pollack, must defend PFC. Downy and Lance Corporal Dawson from being charge of committing a Code Red (an illegal disciplinary action). However, Lieutenant Kaffee believes …show more content…

The student and teacher were placed in separate rooms and an instructor was placed in the same room as the teacher. He would then attempt to convince the teacher to continue the experiment even if the student starts crying out or wanting to leave. The teacher was required to “shock” the student if they said an incorrect answer. However, the ‘shocks’ became more intense and came with each incorrect answer. They eventually started getting very dangerous and potentially life threatening. Many of the teachers hesitated when the student responded to the shock with a grunt or a plea for help; however, some merely continued like nothing even happened. A Few Good Men displays the Milgram experiment throughout the entirety of the film. Not only with Jessup, but also with many of the soldiers views of leadership and lack of overall command. The fact that the soldiers answered to a leader as corrupt as Jessup, was a recipe for disaster in many people’s perspective. Jessup was a catalyst like gasoline to a fire. He led his men to issue a code red on a marine who was underperforming due to health concerns. The group went along with it. They followed the leader just like the experiment has shown. Not only were the soldiers following orders from an authoritative figure, but they did it without any questions as they are trained to do so. This therefore shows the relation of obedience by respecting authority, between the Stanley Milgram shock experiment, and A Few Good

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