BY JAMES M. BRANUM In this article, I will be providing a short summary of what I think are the most important changes of the historic 2019 revision of the UCMJ. This treatment will not be exhaustive but will instead serve as…Read More »
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 or given inadequate…Read More »
BY JEFF LAKE Since the last issue of On Watch, several developments have occurred regarding the President’s attempt to ban military service by transgender people. In July, 2019, Representative Jackie Speier introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. This amendment…Read More »
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, was released this year. The book, says Ketwig, “is guided by the belief that…Read More »
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