Use the button to download a PDF version of this memo for offline reading/printing. Download and print cards to distribute to deployed troops. by James M. Branum November 2018 Critical legal information for US servicemembers concerned about the legality of orders to…Read More »
By Libby Frank In 2003, in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, our son, who was a senior at the time, approached us about the presence of military recruiters in the school. They had always been there but the juxtaposition of…Read More »
By Kathleen Gilberd | On February 8, 2018, the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness issued a new overarching DOD policy prohibiting harassment. DoD Instruction 1020.03, “Harassment Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces,” establishes DoD policy governing all types of…Read More »
By Bill Galvin On July 12 the Department of Defense issued a new regulation for the adjudication of conscientious objector applications (DODI 1300.06). The new regulation is essentially the same, mostly word for word identical, but the Instruction itself has been rearranged.…Read More »
MLTF’s memo “Challenging Military Sexual Violence: A Guide to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Policies in the U.S. Armed Forces for Servicemembers, MSV Survivors and Their Advocates” has been updated and republished.
In the past few days, several developments have occurred in the ongoing story of President’s Trump’s reinstatement of the ban on transgender troops serving openly. Our August 1 post noted that there were as yet no official changes to the accepting policy enacted by…Read More »
The Department of Defense has issued a new guidance on discharge upgrade applications based on mental health conditions, traumatic brain injury, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. In the past few years, the department has issued guidance for consideration of post-traumatic stress disorder…Read More »
Bullying and hazing are extremely serious problems in the military, but DoD and service regulations provide important protections for victims. In recent years, considerable public attention has focused on hazing and bullying within the military, particularly in the Marine Corps. Media and Congressional…Read More »