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11 Marines Booted From The Corps In The Wake Of The 'Marines United' Scandal — So Far

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This article by Hope Hodge Seck originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community.

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How Many Troops Did The Pentagon Boot Out Over Botched Drug Tests?

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The Department of Defense announced a two-day pause to court-martial and administrative separation proceedings involving the wrongful use of controlled substances, due to worries over the integrity of the lab tests involved — a move that could also cast a pall over past drug-related dismissals, Military Times reports.

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The Navy Dodged More Terrible Headlines With McCain Skipper’s Guilty Plea

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U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Madailein Abbott.

Now that the destroyer USS John S. McCain’s former commanding officer has pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty, the Navy will be spared having to publicly discuss the training and manning problems that contributed to the ship’s deadly collision last year. The Navy says it is currently addressing those underlying problems.

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McCain Skipper Was Fined After Accepting Responsibility For The Collision That Killed 10 Sailors

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The former captain of the destroyer USS John S. McCain was sentenced to forfeit $6,000 in pay and awarded a letter of reprimand at a special court-martial on Friday after he acknowledged responsibility for the  Aug. 21, 2017 collision with an oil tanker near Singapore that killed 10 of his crew.

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More Sexual Assaults Are Reported In The Military, But Fewer Cases Are Going To Trial

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More cases of military sexual assault are being reported, but fewer are being referred to courts-martial because commanders are increasingly relying on administrative action and discharges for accused offenders, according to the latest report on sexual assaults in the military.

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A New Film Reexamines The Haditha Massacre With Troubling Conclusions For The Corps

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On Sunday night, a full house turned up at the Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan for the premiere of “House Two,” an investigative documentary more than decade in the making that makes troubling allegations regarding the Marine Corps’ handling of one of the most brutal war crimes cases of the Iraq War. It also raises questions about the involvement of the current Secretary of Defense in a serious miscarriage of justice.    

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