What’s new from the Military Law Task Force?
Military Tribunals, Commissions and Executions
Military commissions, newly re-established by the Military Commissions Act of 2006, are a type of extraordinary wartime...
Lt. Ehren Watada court-martial
LINKS Watada Stay Order (issued 10/5/07) http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/pdf/Watada_Stay_Order.pdf More legal...
Memo: Hardship and Dependency Discharges
This memo provides an overview of the criteria and procedures for hardship and dependency discharge, with some discussion of the differences among the services. Although it was written for counselors and attorneys, it may be of assistance to servicemembers and their families submitting discharge applications.
Structure of the Reserve Forces
By Teresa Panepinto Each branch of the military has at least one reserve force; they are the Army National Guard, the Army...
How to get a copy of your military discharge papers (DD Form 214 or SF-180)
The National Archives and Records Administration Military Personnel Records Center is the official repository for records of...
Joint Statement of Opposition to the Presence of Military Recruiters at OCU Law
The following is a statement issued by NLG Law Student Chapter at the Oklahoma City University of Law in Oklahoma, City, OK in...
Military Recruiting FAQ
Military Recruiting FAQ–A Consumer's - Please Print, Post & Share Military Recruiting FAQ–A Consumer’s Please Print, Post...
San Francisco draft resolution on recruitment
Draft Resolution for San Francisco Board of Education Cut Ties with the Military WHEREAS, the United States military is...
Arcata California voter initiative on recruitment
Arcata Youth Protection Ordinance - Voter Initiative on November 2008 Ballot PRESS RELEASE: “Arcata Youth Protection...
Sacramento Board of Supervisors resolution on Iraq troops
RESOLUTION OF THE SACRAMENTO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SUPPORTING PHASED WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. FORCES IN IRAQ ROGER DICKINSON AGENDA...
Recruitment Resources
RECRUITMENT / ENLISTMENT / REGISTRATION / DRAFT / YOUTH AND MILITARISM * Articles * Guides * Documents * Organizations *...
General Military Info and Resources
A collection of links to outside sites, government and non-government, providing a wide array of military related information, from a glossaries of acronyms and terms, a chart of rank and insignia, personnel statistics and much more.
Military Recruiting FAQ
7/2007 orig bad links [PDF version of this info for easy printing and sharing] If you or someone you know is thinking about...
I ain’t singing, Charlie
What to do when the FBI contacts you.
You might find it difficult to leave the Army
By Marti and Luke Hiken NLG Military Law Task Force Steering Committee Members For an active duty GI or reservist to get out...
Memo: Command Influence
A PDF version of this publication, for download and printing, can be found here. Command Influence By Bob Harmon DATE: August...
‘Survival Guide’ helps servicemembers and vets gain benefits and services
The National Veterans Legal Services Program has published a 605-page guide (PDF) that is an in depth survey of the problems...
Free Speech in the Military
WHAT FREE SPEECH RIGHTS DO MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY HAVE? Members of the military have rights under the U.S. Constitution, laws...
Hell No, We Won’t Stay: Military Reservist Resistance Grows
By Marti Hiken & Kathleen Gilberd "My husband wants out," says Martha. “That’s all there is to it. If they won’t let him out,...
The Individual Ready Reserves: A Primer
By Teresa Panepinto Part I The Individual Ready Reserves (IRR) play an increasingly important role in the military’s total...
Independent Medical Evaluations and Treatment
Medical Referral Network Military personnel often need independent medical evaluations and treatment, and this need has...
What rights does an active duty GI really have?
You are an active duty GI and you want to know if you can participate in anti-war demonstrations. You figure that you have...
IRR Activations
By Marti Hiken Co-chair NLG Military Law Task Force Are you in the IRR and received your marching orders for Iraq? IRR members...
Conscientious Objection Digest
Conscientious Objection Outline General definition of CO exemption/discharge 10 A.L.R. Fed. 15 (1972-2004) on Discharge from...