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GI Rights & Counseling
Self help for servicemembers, training for lawyers and lay counselors
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Struggle Against Racism Within the U.S. Military – A Lived Experience
This article was first published in the Summer 2023 issue of On Watch. By Jonathan W. Hutto, Sr. In the aftermath of the...
MLTF CLE: Military Resistance and the Law
Live via zoom on Monday, November 13, 2023 at 11:15 am-12:45 pm Pacific Time/2:15-3:45 pm Eastern time. On-demand (recorded)...
The Right of Dissent and Protests in the military
By David Gespass During the Vietnam War, opposition to it was rife within military ranks. Protesters against the war were...
MLTF 2022 Training Series: Advocacy & Activism through Military Law
The MLTF is launching a year-long series of monthly trainings that will serve as an introduction to military law for lawyers...
Responses to Reprisals for Sexual Assault Reports
December 2019 By Sabrina Merold Sexual assault has continued to be a serious problem in the armed forces and rates of Service...
White Supremacy and Racism in the Military
By Kathleen Gilberd Memo compiled from On Watch articles and updated, September 2021 White supremacy and extremism in the...
Military Patients’ Rights
Updated September 2021 By Kathleen Gilberd Counselors and attorneys hear many accounts about denial of military medical care...
Minor Changes on Milpersman Reveal Navy Bias Against Conscientious Objectors
By Bill Galvin In December the Navy issued new conscientious objector regulations, Milpersman 1900-020. It is essentially the...
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