BY JEFF LAKE Since the last issue of On Watch, several developments have occurred regarding the President’s attempt to ban...
On Watch
The MLTF legal journal providing a “critical perspective on military law” since 1977.
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,...
Vietnam Reconsidered: The War, the Times and Why They Matter
By Chris Ford The debacle in Vietnam informs today’s costly militarism Vietnam Reconsidered: The War, the Times and Why...
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...
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...
THE END OF MALE-ONLY DRAFT REGISTRATION
One Federal District Court Judge Says, “Unconstitutional.” What Next? BY DEBORAH H. KARPATKIN On February 22, 2019, the legal...
“A MODERN-DAY DRAFT, IF MARKETED CAREFULLY AND CLEVERLY …”
A preview of what’s ahead for the Selective Service System BY EDWARD HASBROUCK A modern-day draft, if marketed carefully and...
‘PROACTIVE AND PROTECTIVE’ C.O. REGISTRY SET UP AHEAD OF EXPECTED EXTENSION OF DRAFT REGISTRATION TO WOMEN
Interfaith church offers free registry for all opposed to war and concerned about military conscription The Objector Registry...
WHEN RESERVISTS LIVE DISTANT FROM THEIR UNIT
BY BILL GALVIN AND MARIA SANTELLI Staff, Center on Conscience and War There is an update to this article. Imagine: you...
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