BY JEFF LAKE Since the last issue of On Watch, several developments have occurred regarding the President’s attempt to ban...
Advocacy & News
Current events and activism worth paying attention to.
The Debacle in Vietnam Informs Today’s Costly Militarism – Book Review
BY CHRIS FORD “Vietnam! The word carries a dark, heavy stigma,” intones author John Ketwig, whose information-packed volume,...
MILITARY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY – AIR FORCE REGULATIONS
BY AARON FRISHBERG Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part review of Military Equal Opportunity policies. The...
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD On May 2, 2019 the Department of Defense (DoD) released its...
TRANSGENDER BAN UPDATE, JUNE 14, 2019
BY JEFF LAKE The spring of 2019 has seen the implementation of the ban on military service by transgender individuals. ...
EX-DIRECTOR OF SELECTIVE SERVICE CALLS FOR END TO DRAFT REGISTRATION
BY EDWARD HASBROUCK Most reporters covering a federal committee reconsidering the draft ignored this headline news, focusing...
2019 GIRN CONFERENCE REPORT
By James M. Branum The Military Law Task Force has played a key role with the GI Rights Network (GIRN) since its early days,...
In Memorium: Kit Anderton
Note from the Editors: We are saddened to report that longtime MLTF member and GI Rights Hotline counselor Kit Anderton passed...
Summer 2019 issue of On Watch
Vol. 30 No. 2
Military Equal Opportunity Policy – Air Force Regulations
Department Of Defense Report On Military Sexual Assault
Transgender Ban Update
Ex-Director of Selective Service Calls for End to Draft Registration
2019 GI Rights Network Conference Report
Obituary: Kit Anderton
MLTF files statement opposing draft with the NCMNPS
This statement, representing MLTF’s official position on the Draft, was filed with the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service as part of their public hearing process.
Transgender ban still in effect as Ninth Circuit orders new review
by Jeff Lake The spring of 2019 has seen the implementation of the ban on military service by transgender individuals. What...
Military releases annual report on sexual assault
On May 2, 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its congressionally-mandated report on sexual assault in the military...
Spring 2019 issue of On Watch
Vol. XXX, No. 1
SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE DRAFT
The End of Male-Only Draft Registration
“A Modern-Day Draft, If Marketed Carefully and Cleverly …”
C.O. Registry Set Up Ahead of Expected Draft Registration Changes
When Reservists Live Distant from Their Unit
Transgender Ban Update
Transgender Ban Update, Spring 2019
BY JEFF LAKE As the year 2019 began, the administration’s attempt to ban military service by transgender people was blocked by...
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