Definition: The moment a soldier’s sense of duty violently fractures when ordered to deploy against fellow citizens. It’s the visceral internal shattering caused by the cognitive dissonance of protecting the Constitution while potentially suppressing the very rights it guarantees.
This camo-crack manifests as intense moral vertigo, recalling oaths sworn and faces in the crowd that could be neighbors or family. It’s the sickening realization the uniform might now pit you against the people and principles you enlisted to defend, leaving an irreparable fracture in your identity. The ultimate mindfuck in camouflage.
Example:
Sergeant Vance froze, cognitive dissonance tearing at him; his oath demanded protecting the Constitution, yet these orders meant suppressing fellow citizens’ assembly.
The sight of familiar faces in the protest line triggered instant moral vertigo, creating an irreparable fracture between his sworn duty and his identity as a citizen.