MLTF and CCA host End of Year CLE on Military Law Topics -- Webcast December 29th, 1-3 pm CST, On demand download after the...
Year: 2017
New self-help discharge review resource from Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares has published a new self-help guide for veterans on discharge review, "Upgrading Your Discharge and...
2017 NLG Convention Report
By Jeff Lake The National Lawyers Guild held its 80th National Convention in Washington, D.C. on August 2-6, 2017. The...
Dangerous Grounds: Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era
By David L Parsons Published by The University of North Carolina Press Page Count: 176 Publication Year: 2017 Website...
A Note on “The Vietnam War” Documentary series
By Jim Klimaski Got my invitation to the preview of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new documentary. So I went. The ticket, which...
Department of Defense issues new CO instruction
By Bill Galvin On July 12 the Department of Defense issued a new regulation for the adjudication of conscientious objector...
Veterans #Resist
by Rena Guay Since election day, an anti-Trump movement has arisen and grown, as the president’s unstable, unconstitutional,...
Court blocks Trump ban on transgender servicemembers
Update 3/28/18: In light of recent news of a newly revised trans ban by the Trump administration, we are preparing a new post...
On Watch Fall-Winter 2017, 32-page double issue, now online
Veterans And The Trump Resistance,
DoD Updates Instruction On Conscientious Objection,
Updated MLTF Guide To Challenging Military Sexual Violence,
MLTF Update On Transgender Service Ban,
Guidance On Servicemember Dissent,
On Watch 40 Year Retrospective,
Concerns About Ken Burns PBS Vietnam War Series,
Book Review: Dangerous Grounds,
NLG Convention Report
MLTF’s ‘Challenging Military Sexual Violence’ guide gets update and promotion campaign
MLTF's memo "Challenging Military Sexual Violence: A Guide to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Policies in the U.S. Armed...
Trump issues policy instruction for ban on transgender troops
In the past few days, several developments have occurred in the ongoing story of President's Trump's reinstatement of the ban...
New guidance on discharge upgrade applications related to mental health, TBI, sexual assault and sexual harassment
The Department of Defense has issued a new guidance on discharge upgrade applications based on mental health conditions,...
Trump initiates Trans service turmoil, but policy remains unchanged for now
On July 26th, President Trump issued via Twitter his decision that transgender personnel would no longer be able to serve in...
On Watch Summer 2017 issue now available
Hazing and Bullying in the Military
New Air Force CO Instruction
DOD Transgender Policies To Be Delayed?
Chelsea Manning Released – Rejoicing Tempered By Reality
Report On GI Rights Hotline Annual Conference
MLTF Contingency Planning For Warfare
In Memory of Teresa Panepinto
MLTF Members Recognized As “Champions Of Justice”
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