
Below are our back issues of On Watch — those that are available in digital form.
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Other On Watch resources:
- On Watch article index – provides meta information about On Watch articles. Note: Compilation in process.
- Issue archive (PDFs, 2003 onward) – we are working on digitizing older issues.
2021 | Volume 32
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- Fort Hood: A Toxic Culture
- Minor Changes on Milpersman Reveal Navy Bias Against Conscientious Objectors
- ‘In-Service Transition for Transgender Servicemembers’ policy updated
- Free speech in the military – the case of Cpt Alan Kennedy
- Supreme Court refuses to weigh constitutionality of male-only draft
2020 | Volume 31
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- Justice delayed, but not denied: discharge upgrade for Vietnam vet
- Two-and-a-half centuries of dissension in the ranks
- Review and update of the military transgender ban, Fall 2020
- Trump’s Illegal Use of Military Against Anti-Racist Uprisings Portends Battles Ahead
- U.S. MILITARY RESPONSE TO COVID-19
- FUTURE OF THE DRAFT GOES TO CONGRESS AFTER NATIONAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDS EXPANDING SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION TO WOMEN
- NATIONAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION FEATURES CREEPING MILITARISM
- IMMIGRATION UPDATE: SELECTED PROVISIONS IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2020
- TRANSGENDER BAN UPDATE, SUMMER 2020
- MLTF statement on use of National Guard against anti-racist protests
- MLTF Statement on COVID-19
- NEW POLICY ALLOWS MILITARY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS
- CHALLENGING REPRISALS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTS
- COMING SOON: CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON SELECTIVE SERVICE
- PERSONNEL PROVISIONS IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
- Transgender Ban Update, Spring 2020
- THE AFGHANISTAN PAPERS*
2019 | Volume 30
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- NEW ARMY CO REGULATIONS
- MILITARY PATIENTS’ PRIVACY RIGHTS
- WHEN RESERVISTS LIVE DISTANT FROM THEIR UNIT (UPDATE)
- POLICY GUIDANCE FOR DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS AND BOARDS FOR CORRECTION
- OPINION: PRESIDENT TRUMP AND MILITARY ACCOUNTABILITY
- Free Resources on Military Law
- NLG 2019 Convention Report
- Book review: ‘Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War’
- 2019 UCMJ Changes– a Summary
- Military Patients Rights
- Transgender Ban Update, Fall 2019
- The Debacle in Vietnam Informs Today’s Costly Militarism – Book Review
- MILITARY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY – AIR FORCE REGULATIONS
- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT
- TRANSGENDER BAN UPDATE, JUNE 14, 2019
- EX-DIRECTOR OF SELECTIVE SERVICE CALLS FOR END TO DRAFT REGISTRATION
- 2019 GIRN CONFERENCE REPORT
- In Memorium: Kit Anderton
- Transgender Ban Update, Spring 2019
- THE END OF MALE-ONLY DRAFT REGISTRATION
- “A MODERN-DAY DRAFT, IF MARKETED CAREFULLY AND CLEVERLY …”
- ‘PROACTIVE AND PROTECTIVE’ C.O. REGISTRY SET UP AHEAD OF EXPECTED EXTENSION OF DRAFT REGISTRATION TO WOMEN
- WHEN RESERVISTS LIVE DISTANT FROM THEIR UNIT
2018 | Volume 29
- MLTF On Watch Winter 2018 Vol. 29 No. 4
- MLTF On Watch Fall 2018 Vol. 29 No. 3
- MLTF On Watch Summer 2018 Vol. 29 No. 2
- MLTF On Watch Spring 2018 Vol. 29 No. 1
MLTF On Watch Winter 2018 Vol. 29 No. 4 (299 downloads)
Volume XXIX, Vol 4
Contents
- Deployed to the Border: A Test of Conscience for Service Members
- Military Equal Opportunity Policies
- New Navy Policy on ‘Other Designated Physical and Mental Conditions’
- Army Captain Under Scrutiny for Tweeting Facts About U.S. Military
- Update on Military Transgender Policy
- Report from 2018 NLG Convention in Portland
- Member News
MLTF On Watch Fall 2018 Vol. 29 No. 3 (290 downloads)
Volume XXIX, Vol 3
Contents
- Rescuing 17 Year Olds from Military Enlistment Contracts
- NNOMY Counter-Recruitment Summit Report
- Report on Selective Service Commission Hearings: Chicago
- Personnel Provisions of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
- Thinking About MLTF’s Future
- Members’ Thoughts on MLTF Future Priorities
MLTF On Watch Summer 2018 Vol. 29 No. 2 (553 downloads)
Volume XXIX, Vol 2
Contents
- Understanding And Dealing With Defenses, Mitigation, Extenuation And Aggravation For US Military Absence Offenses – Part 2
- Opportunity For Increased Discharge Review Fairness And Transparency Under Review Board Supplemental Guidance
- Commission On Selective Service Holds Hearings
- Transgender Service Ban – Continuing Attempts To Discriminate
- Report: Gi Rights Network Annual Meeting
- Opinion: Use Of The Military In The Age Of Trump
- Obituary: Jeffrey Segal
MLTF On Watch Spring 2018 Vol. 29 No. 1 (768 downloads)
Volume 29, Issue 1
Contents:
- Understanding and Dealing with Defenses, Mitigation, Extenuation And Aggravation for US Military Absence Offenses – Part 1
- New Military Policy on Harassment
- Countering Military Recruitment
- Using Social Media in the Military
- Update on Military Transgender Policy
- Personnel Provisions of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act
- The Vital Congressional Hearing on the Endless War That Probably Nobody Watched
2017 | Volume 28 (3 issues)
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On Watch xxvii-2 | Summer 2017
Contents:
- Hazing and Bullying in the Military
- New Air Force CO Instruction
- DOD Transgender Policies To Be Delayed?
- Chelsea Manning Released – Rejoicing Tempered By Reality
- Report On GI Rights Hotline Annual Conference
- MLTF Contingency Planning For Warfare
- In Memory of Teresa Panepinto
- MLTF Members Recognized As “Champions Of Justice”
- MLTF Resources Updated
MLTF OnWatch Spring 2017 xxvii-1
- What Does a Trump Administration Mean for the GI Rights Advocacy Community?
- 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Personnel Provisions
- The Injustices of Manning’s Ordeal
- Book Review: Court-Martial: How Military Justice Has Shaped America
- Announcements
2016 | Volume 27
- New Military Transgender Policy
- 2016 NLG Convention Report
- GI Rights Network Conference 2016
- Chelsea Manning Update
On watch 2016 Spring XXVII.2
- Trends in Conscientious Objector Cases
- Hobby Lobby and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act: New Arguments for Military Conscientious Objectors?
- Cushing v. Tetter: Still a Good Tool in the Box
- It Is Time to Abolish Draft Registration and Restore Full Rights to People of Conscience
On watch 2016 Winter XXVII.1
- Women in Combat: A historical and political analysis of “change” in the U.S. Armed Forces
- Military Sexual Assault Policy Updates
- MLTF Resources on Military Sexual Violence
- When the Mother’s Military Status Punishes the Child (FERES doctrine)
- The Military after Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
2015 | Volume 26
- Born in VietNam: MLTF History
- DES Changes
- Chelsea Manning Update
- MLTF NLG Convention Preview
Back issues
An archive of issues since 2003 available here. We are working on digitizing issues prior to 2003.