It's not complying if you resign. Difference is whether you're replaced after refusing to kill people or before - but you'll be replaced and the next guy will kill people regardless. If you quit before as a high profile individual, you can signal that something is off. If you don't quit, you may get martyr'd. Which I think most people don't want, especially anyone with family.

Worse, an insider reports that the generals were all monitored for signs of discomfort and disapproval during the speech. They're being watched. Anyone not loyal to Trump first and foremost, is going out. Anyone who actually disobeys orders may or may not find their family deported to South America, Africa, whereever, as terrorists. I suspect some of these generals are currently more afraid for their families than you are.

Isn’t it the judges who would then issue orders of contempt, or whatever it’s called, calling for the arrest of people who don’t follow their rulings?

Not rhetorical.

The United States history in the civil war, a recent insurrection, and other events, might have a thing or two to say about that opinion.

You don’t get what’s happening, do you?

I mean, look around? Not saying people are not at risk of the law, but the rule of law is dead in the us.

It only goes one way, bud. Don't ever expect it to go both ways with these people.