By Kathleen Gilberd The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2021, passed on January 1 over President Trump’s veto,...
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Personnel Provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)[1], which was signed into law on December 20, 2019,...
Military Patients’ Privacy Rights
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD Privacy and confidentiality of military medical records and information have long been of concern to...
Policy Guidance for Discharge Review Boards and Boards for Correction
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD Recent memoranda from the Department of Defense have provided helpful guidance to the services’ review...
Military Patients Rights
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD Counselors and attorneys hear many accounts about denial of military medical care and inadequate...
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD On May 2, 2019 the Department of Defense (DoD) released its...
Last minute anniversary, or how I got Kathy Gilberd to evaluate 40 years of On Watch articles in two weeks
By Rena Guay I have a rather inconvenient habit of thinking up great ideas that require a lot of work to implement. OK, I...
New Military Transgender Policy Memo Published
A new MLTF memo on Military Transgender Policy is now available. Written by Kathleen Gilberd, the memo will likely need...
Adjustment Disorder Discharge
How command rids military of unwanted servicemembers by Kathleen Gilberd Adjustment disorder discharge has become the “go to”...
Challenging Military Sexual Violence
A Guide to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Policies in the US Armed Forces for Servicemembers, MSV Survivors and Their...
Military Psychiatric Policies and Discharges – An Introduction for Attorneys and Counselors
[download id="3494"] (Use the button to download a PDF version of this memo for offline reading/printing.) By Kathleen Gilberd...
Representing Servicemembers in Involuntary Discharge Proceedings
View, Print & Download This memo is designed for attorneys and counselors assisting enlisted servicemembers in challenging...
Discharge Upgrades
This publication replaces “Discharge Upgrading and Discharge Review: Introductory Materials & Forms for Attorneys and...
Article 138 Complaints: Servicemembers’ Tool for Redress
By Kathleen Gilberd Rev. Date: 2013 [download id="3505"] (Use the button to download a PDF version of this memo for offline...
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