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The US military needs to burn down its zero-tolerance weed policy
It’s time to reform the zero-tolerance policy for marijuana use in the military.
The Pentagon is considering a historic change in how the military handles sexual assault
This could be huge.
This is the first general to be court-martialed in Air Force history
"This was not a decision made lightly, but I believe it was the right decision.”
These are the rights every military sexual assault survivor needs to know
'Know Your Rights would have been a game-changer for the many victims of military sexual assault I worked with who were failed by the system.'
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The Air Force preaches ‘zero tolerance’ of sexual assault. So why is it retaining an airman guilty of it?
“I will never have the audacity to utter the words ‘accountability’ to my troops again.”
Navy officer convicted of living with prostitutes in Bahrain partially gets off
His dismissal from the Navy stands.
Sweeping Air Force report finds Black airmen are far more likely to be punished than white peers
“This is a long-term commitment. This will outlast me.”
Marine Corps seeks gag order in case of corporal whose family says she has PTSD after sexual assault
The Marine Corps is seeking a gag order in the criminal case of a Virginia Beach corporal whose supporters say her actions stem from trauma related to a sexual assault...
Air Force general charged with sexual assault
Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley allegedly made unwanted sexual advances on a female civilian during an off-duty incident on August 12, 2018.
Marine lieutenant colonel goes unpunished after stealing hundreds of dollars in merchandise from the PX
Lt. Col. Samuel K. Lee, 47, was convicted of larceny on Sept. 11 at Camp Foster, Japan.
The Marine Corps is charging her with attempted murder. Her family says she’s suffering from PTSD
Marine Cpl. Thae Ohu, 27, has struggled with PTSD and other conditions following a sexual assault by a fellow Marine years ago — trauma that led to a psychological break...
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped end the military’s policy of forced abortion
Before 1970, women serving in the military were discharged for becoming mothers. This meant that pregnant women in uniform were forced to make a choice: Leave the military to become...
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped end the military’s policy of forced abortion
Before 1970, women serving in the military were discharged for becoming mothers. This meant that pregnant women in uniform were forced to make a choice: Leave the military to become...
Trial for Marine lieutenant accused of white supremacist activity postponed as new allegations surface
Marine 2nd Lt. Felippe Maher had been slated to appear before a general court-martial later this month before the case was withdrawn on Sept. 9.
Court rules against soldier who says he was forced to retire due to his Christian and conservative beliefs
A former master sergeant in the Army Band who claims service officials forced him into retirement because of expressions of his Christian faith and conservative opinions says he plans to...
This Marine’s family wanted the Corps to help her cope with a sexual assault. Instead, she’s in the brig
Corporal Thae Ohu has struggled in the five years since she says she was sexually assaulted by a fellow Marine. Now she's in the brig
Lawmaker wants investigator to look into white extremism and racial bias in the military
'The department has been talking about these problems for decades, nibbling around the edges, while too little progress has been made too slowly.'
Army leaders are looking into racial disparities in the service’s justice system
"Gen. Vereen and I, along with Army leaders, need to look hard at ourselves."
Former Air Force lawyer blasts ‘ridiculous’ two-month effort to investigate racial problems in the service
“This is a decades-long problem, you’re not going to find the problem and solutions and causes in two months.”
The Air Force is getting blasted by its own service members for trying to cover up institutional racism
“Absolutely no one should be surprised by this."
Court overturns Marine’s conviction in barracks room knife fight
A Marine sentenced to 18 months' confinement and a bad-conduct discharge after a barracks confrontation turned bloody may now end up free, after a military appeals court determined that the...
Marine Corps drops charges and boots recruit who was confined for more than 2 years without a trial
A Marine Corps recruit who spent the last 27 months confined without trial after striking a San Diego drill instructor has been administratively discharged from the service with all charges...
Marine colonel whose sexual assault conviction was tossed out will retire at a lower rank
A Marine colonel who walked free after a military appeals court decided it did not believe the 6-year-old girl whom he was convicted of sexually assaulting will retire as a...
Judge Jody: Soldier to have court-martial retried after judge had ‘intimate’ relationship with prosecutor’s wife
A soldier's court-martial will be re-tried because the judge had an intimate relationship with the wife of the lead prosecutor on the case.
