BY BILL GALVIN For the first time in 13 years, the Army issued new conscientious objector (CO) regulations (AR 60043) on May...
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New Army command policy reg
The Army has just released a new version of AR 600-20, "Army Command Policy" (PDF). This reg gives commanding officers...
Military Law and the New NDAA
Changes include sexual assault reform, repeal of sodomy ban, numerous other important updates to UCMJ, court-martial...
Marines implement new standards for conscientious objectors
By Bill Galvin In a new version of Marine Corps Order (MCO) 1306.16, issued in June of this year, the Department of the Navy,...
Revised regs on sexual assault, involuntary psych evaluations
DoD has reissued DoD Instruction 6495.02, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program Procedures, dated March 28,...
Should we be worried?: Changes made in DOD Instruction “Handling Dissident and Protest Activities Among Members of the Armed Forces”
Discussion and commentary by James M. Branum, MLTF Chair On February 22, 2012, the Department of Defense made major changes to...
Free Speech in the Military
WHAT FREE SPEECH RIGHTS DO MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY HAVE? Members of the military have rights under the U.S. Constitution, laws...
What rights does an active duty GI really have?
You are an active duty GI and you want to know if you can participate in anti-war demonstrations. You figure that you have...
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