Uniform Code of Military Justice
Article 120. Failure to Obey a Lawful Order.
(a) A person subject to this Code is guilty of failure to obey a lawful order when—
(i) a lawful order was issued by an authority entitled to issue it;
(ii) the order applied to the accused;
(iii) the accused had actual knowledge of the order; and
(iv) the accused willfully failed or refused to obey it.
(b) An order does not become lawful merely because it was issued by a superior.
(c) A person guilty under this Article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.