

Generally true, and yet:
https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/our-pilots-refused-to-bomb-40-times-20040314-gdijb4.html
Also, not a pilot, but an easy demonstration of the possibility:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
There’s plenty of examples, even if they’re just a drop in the bucket of bootlicking.









Noted for future reference, Bulgaria.