Rumsfeld and the Officer Corp

An article in today's New York Times, entitled Young Officers Join the Debate Over Rumsfeld, has this quote:

These younger officers "are debating the standard of leaderhip," she (Kori Schake) said. "Is it good enough to do only what civilian masters tell you to do? Or do you have a responsibility to shape that policy, and what actions should you undertake if you believe they are making mistakes?"

I think that's a powerful concept, and I am particularly taken by the last phrase.