Directory of military regulations on most common GI rights questions

These links lead to the regulations that cover the most common GI Rights concerns. The links in the left column lead to pages on our site where you will find MLTF content that deals with the topic, including legal memos, fact sheets and annotations.

We strive to keep these links updated when changes occur, but if you find that we do not link to the latest regs, please let us know.

Topic (links to MLTF tag)	DoD	Army	Air Force	Navy	Marines
Discharges	Enlisted Administrative Separations	Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations	Administrative Separation of Airmen	The Naval Military Personnel Manual Discharge Section	The Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual (chapter 6 covers administrative discharges)
Medical Discharge/ Retirement	Physical Disability Evaluation	Standards of Medical Fitness (standards for enlistment are in chapter 2; standards for medical discharge/retirement are in chapter 3)	Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement and Separation	Department of the Navy Disability Evaluation Manual (also covers Marine Corps) Enclosure 8, “Medical Conditions and Physical Defects Which Normally Are Cause for Referral to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB)” (also covers Marine Corps)
Conscientious Objection	Conscientious Objectors	Conscientious Objection	Procedures for Applying as a Conscientious Objector	Convenience of the Government Separation Based on Conscientious Objection	MCO 1306.16E (link to MLTF-hosted PDF)
Article 138, UCMJ Redress of Grievance		Military Justice	Complaints of Wrong Under Article 138, Uniform Code of Military Justice	Manual of the Judge Advocate General (chapter 3)
Dissent	Handling Dissident and Protest Activities among Members of the Armed Forces Military Whistleblower Protection Army: Army Command Policy (chapter 5)
Type	DoD	Army	Air Force	Navy	Marines
Sexual Assault	Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program Procedures	Army Command Policy (chapter 8 and appendices F – K.)	Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program	Sexual Assault Prevention and Response	Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program
Sexual Harassment	Department of Defense Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Program	Army Command Policy (chapter 7 and appendix D)	Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Program	Department of the Navy (DON) Policy on Sexual Harassment Equal Opportunity (EO) within the Department of the Navy (DON)	Sexual Harassment Marine Corps Equal Opportunity (EO) Manual