Bulletins & Upcoming Events:
- Petition launched to support survivor of Military Recruiter Abuse
- New! – Support the MLTF on Giving Tuesday
- RECORDING: MLTF Annual Members Meeting (November 13, 2023)
- RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE – Online CLE: Military Resistance and the Law (November 13, 2023)
- Resources & Analysis regarding the Israel-Hamas War
- Updated Memo – The Right of Dissent and Protests in the military
- 2023 GoFundMe fundraiser to support the work of the MLTF
- On Watch archives are now updated (most recent issues from 2021-2023 are now online, plus many older issues)
MILITARY LAW TASK FORCE of the National Lawyers Guild
Providing independent legal information and services to lawyers and legal workers, active-duty servicemembers, reservists, veterans and their families since 1969.
A standing project of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), we’re attorneys, legal workers, law students and “barracks lawyers”. We work on military law issues, assist counselors working directly with service members (GI’s), and train and mentor counselors and beginning military law attorneys. The MLTF is concerned with all aspects of military law and policy. We produce training materials and publish our findings in our legal journal, On Watch.
The MLTF is not part of, or affiliated with, the US military, or any government entity.
L News & Updates – the MLTF BLog & Updates
MLTF opposes California SB 1081 to tie draft registration to drivers’ licenses
The Military Law Force Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild has issued the following statement to the California Senate Appropriations Committee in opposition to SB 1081: Letter from NLG-MLTF in opposition to California SB1081-SAPPR (PDF download) If you share our...
U.S. Congress: You Told D.O.D. to Look Into Suicides. Time to Implement
More than a year ago, the Department of Defense's Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee issued a comprehensive set of recommendations for preventing suicide among servicemembers; since, as reported last fall in Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
Assisting Servicemembers with Military Equal Opportunity Complaints
by Kathleen Gilberd, July 2023 Part 1 - Considering and documenting complaints This is the first part of a discussion of Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) complaints; this part focuses on whether or not to use the MEO process, preparation of documentation and other...
Assisting Servicemembers With Military Equal Opportunity Complaints: Part 3, Retaliation
This article was first published in the Summer 2023 issue of On Watch. by Kathleen Gilberd Retaliation can be an extremely serious problem for servicemembers who file Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) or other complaints. It is widely known that personnel who make MEO...
The Brandon Act Increases Access to Mental Health Evaluations
This article was first published in the Summer 2023 issue of On Watch. By Kathleen Gilberd In June of 2018, 21-year old Brandon Caserta, a sailor at Naval Air Station Norfolk, committed suicide. His family told reporters that he wrote to them saying he was constantly...
Army Issues New Reg on Conscientious Objection
This article was first published in the Summer 2023 issue of On Watch. During World War I, the military was still figuring out what to do about those pesky soldiers. By Bill Galvin and Maria Santelli On March 22, 2023, the Army issued a new conscientious objector (CO)...
On Watch: Military Law Journal
On Watch is our journal on military law. Articles range from military law practice, political analysis, GI Rights instruction for lay counselors, book reviews, and more. Join or subscribe to get each issue as soon as its published.
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Military Law Memos
Important developments in military law.
On Watch
Our legal journal providing “critical perspectives on military law” since 1977.
Military Law Practice & Training
Information and resources for attorneys and law students.
Analysis & Opinion
All other opinions reflect only the views of the author unless otherwise stated.
GI Rights & Counseling
Self help for servicemembers, training for lawyers and lay counselors.
Advocacy & News
Current events and activism worth paying attention to.
Resources
Fact sheets, manuals, flyers, and more, produced by the MLTF.