myrmidon
    n 1: a follower who carries out orders without question
    2: (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed
       Achilles on the expedition against Troy

Myrmidon \Myr"mi*don\, n. [L. Myrmidones, Gr. Myrmido`nes, pl.]
   1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles,
      their king, to the Trojan war.
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   2. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes
      cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; --
      sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.
      --Thackeray.
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            With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and
            his myrmidons pressed forward.        --W. H.
                                                  Ainsworth.
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MYRMIDON, n.  A follower of Achilles -- particularly when he didn't
lead.