13

Jan

The Air Force Review Boards Agency: An Overview

The Department of the Air Force has a maze of administrative review boards which can be difficult to navigate. Understanding the different boards, their functions, and the type of relief that can be granted is critical for Airmen seeking to correct their official military record...

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13

Jan

The Army Review Boards Agency: An Overview

The Department of the Army has a maze of administrative review boards which can be difficult to navigate. Understanding the different boards, their functions, and the type of relief that can be granted is critical for Soldiers seeking to correct their official military record. MJA...

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13

Jan

I’m Being Discharged for Not Taking the COVID-19 Vaccine. Can I Fight It?

Since early 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) has been obsessed with forcing service members to get vaccinated, no matter what the cost. Do as they say, get a COVID-19 vaccine, and then you can relax – keep your job, get promoted, hold key leadership billets, attend specializ...

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Category: COVID-19 Vaccine


13

Jan

My COVID-19 Religious Accommodation Request Was Denied. Should I Appeal?

With over 12,000 service members having submitted religious accommodation requests to be exempted from the COVID-19 vaccine, and only two approvals to date, it’s clear that the Department of Defense’s (DoD) religious accommodation process is simply a ruse, with no real regard for...

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Category: COVID-19 Vaccine


13

Jan

The Navy’s Council of Review Boards: An Overview

The Department of the Navy has a maze of administrative review boards which can be difficult to navigate. Understanding the different boards, their functions, and the type of relief that can be granted is critical for Sailors and Marines seeking to correct their official military...

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13

Jan

Locked Up: Military Pretrial Confinement Explained

The military’s authority to place a service member in pretrial confinement recently received national attention after Marine Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller was placed in the brig following a series of social media posts and videos he made criticizing the American withdrawal f...

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Category: Courts-Martial


13

Jan

What Happens to Service Members Who Refuse the COVID-19 Vaccine?

For those who have served in the military, the DoD’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination rollout has been exactly what you would expect—a cluster of misinformation and intimidation tactics resulting in service members being harassed and threatened to take the vaccine, discouraged from...

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Category: COVID-19 Vaccine


13

Jan

Which COVID-19 Vaccine Can the Military Mandate?

The Pentagon has announced that COVID-19 vaccinations are now mandatory for Department of Defense Service Members according to a memo recently released by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin. With mandatory vaccinations now here, many service members have begun exploring their el...

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Category: COVID-19 Vaccine


13

Jan

Class-Action Settlement Gives Army Vets Another Shot at Discharge Upgrade

On April 28, 2021, the Department of the Army issued a public notice that the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) would be reconsidering discharge upgrade applications for Soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and were discharged under less than Honorable conditions. This ne...

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13

Jan

Administrative Separations Part III: Fighting Officer Separations

Administrative Separations Part III: Fighting Officer SeparationsWhen an officer is recommended for involuntary separation based on performance, misconduct, or mental or physical ability, the matter is evaluated by an administrative separation board, also known as a “Board of Inq...

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13

Jan

Administrative Separations Part II: Fighting a Separation Board

When a command recommends that an enlisted servicemember be involuntarily discharged based on performance, misconduct, or mental or physical ability, the matter is evaluated by an administrative separation board, also known as a “Chapter Board”. A separation board offers the serv...

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13

Jan

Administrative Separations Part I: Fighting Notification Procedures

Servicemembers with less than 6 years of active duty do not rate a separation board when discharged under Honorable or General (Under Honorable Conditions). As a result, they can be involuntarily separated from the military via “notification procedures” without a formal hearing...

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