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Top military court rules troops don’t have right to unanimous verdicts
U.S. troops are the country’s only constituency not afforded the same constitutional rights as defendants in civilian courts.
Military justice reform must ensure Special Victim prosecutors are under civilian control
Without this, a decade’s effort at military justice reform will be in jeopardy.
By Jackie Speier and Lynn Rosenthal
Website launched for all active-duty Marines looking to compete in esports
Marine Corps Gaming is the service branch’s unofficial platform to connect Marines to military esports and to one another.
By Jared Morgan
Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases, says senator
Top Pentagon officials and key lawmakers are open to the sexual assault shift, but they say applying it more broadly requires far more study and debate.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Jury selected in trial of Marine Raider charged in Green Beret’s death
The Marine gunnery sergeant faces a life sentence if convicted of murder in the strangulation death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in 2017.
By Todd South
Austin signals intent to recommend changes to military sexual assault prosecutions
Austin is not ruling out support for removing sexual assault prosecutions from the chain of command.
Top US general drops opposition to change in military’s sex assault policy
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he is dropping his opposition to a proposal to take decisions on sexual assault prosecution out of the hands of commanders.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Wanted: A joint ethics code for the armed forces
The American military needs an explicit moral code, says the author of this commentary.
By Reed Bonadonna
The Navy has no idea how many sailors it has booted for extremist activity
A reg exists for COs to separate sailors for such activity, but the Navy doesn't track how often it's used.
Can the Pentagon prosecute military retirees under the UCMJ? Maybe — it depends.
Military veterans involved in the mob attack on Capitol Hill have raised new questions about the reach of the military justice system.
By Todd South
Pentagon memo maps out plan to expand diversity in the force
The acting defense secretary ordered the implementation of 15 broad recommendations that include a plan to crack down on participation in hate groups by service members and draft proposed changes to the UCMJ.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press