By Ed Hasbrouck and the Selective Service committee Our philosophy As fundamentally antiwar and anti-imperialist organizations, the National Lawyers Guild and its Military Law Task Force oppose the military draft in all its forms. We oppose the current mandatory registration with the…Read More »
The MLTF is launching a year-long series of monthly trainings that will serve as an introduction to military law for lawyers as well as non-lawyer advocates. All instruction will be conducted live via Zoom, but will later be available as recorded presentations.…Read More »
The MLTF has released the following statement about the DoD’s Dec. 20 release of an updated instruction on extremism in the military: After months of delay and empty promises, the Department of Defense has finally adopted an expanded policy on extremist activity…Read More »
MLTF membership meeting. The Task Force will meet on Monday, October 18, from 9 a.m. to noon, Pacific time/Noon to 3 p.m. Eastern, to talk about our work and plans for the coming year. Zoom link and other information will be sent…Read More »
December 2019 By Sabrina Merold Sexual assault has continued to be a serious problem in the armed forces and rates of Service members reporting sexual assault are on the rise. The most recent report from the Department of Defense (DoD) on Sexual…Read More »
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 armed forces (Issue 32.3, Fall 2021) Recognizing and challenging racism within the military (Issue 31.4, Winter…Read More »
Updated September 2021 By Kathleen Gilberd Counselors and attorneys hear many accounts about denial of military medical care and inadequate care—soldiers whose serious health problems are never evaluated, incorrectly diagnosed, or mistreated. Servicemembers generally feel they have little recourse when denied care…Read More »
By David Gespass What we are now witnessing in Afghanistan is not just Biden’s fault. It certainly appears that the departure was bungled, but the failures in Afghanistan are bipartisan and go back more than forty years. They began with Jimmy Carter…Read More »