NAVY TIMELINES FOR APPEALS There are numerous avenues for the Navy to take adverse actions against its members – officer and enlisted. These include adverse evaluations, non-judicial punishment (NJP), substantiated violations of Equal Opportunity (EO) regulations such as sexual harassment, detachment for cause (DFC), and show cause/administrative separation. In the case of most adverse actions […]
Patrick “Cade” Spivey explains his Top 5 tips for applying to the Board of Corrections for Military Records (BCMR) and the Board of Corrections for Naval Records (BCNR). Korody Law’s Top 5 Tips for Applying to the Board of Corrections – the BCMR and BCNR. The Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard each operate their
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Can I Use CBD or Delta-8 THC in the Military or with a Security Clearance? Hemp-based products like CBD and the newer Delta-8 THC have exploded in the last ten years. This is thanks to the state-by-state legalization of marijuana and federal de-regulation of some hemp products. New markets and products are popping up everywhere
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free case consultation Let Korody Law provide you a free case consultation. Contact Korody Law Illegal Drug Use and Security Clearance ISCR Case No. 21-00509 Decided September 7, 2021 The Department of Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issues court opinion denying or granting security clearances. These court opinions by security clearance judges address
Suitability, Fitness, and Security Clearances How are they different? How are they the same? There is a lot of confusion within the federal workforce over suitability, fitness, and security clearances. Each can ultimately determine whether you can work in a specific government position, and they all involve some form of background investigation. However, suitability, fitness,
Military Discharge Upgrades Myths and Truth free case consultation Let Korody Law provide you a free case consultation. Contact Korody Law As the premier military law attorneys in Florida, Korody Law receives many calls from Veterans and their families interested in military discharge upgrades or military record corrections. There is a lot of information (and
Security ClearanceContinuous Evaluation Program All Department of Defense personnel are now subject to “continuous vetting” designed to identify clearance issues such as arrests, bankruptcies, and foreign travel immediately, with surveillance of public social-media postings likely coming soon, the Pentagon announced on October 5, 2021. If you receive a Continuous Evaluation Information Report (CEIR), contact Korody
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MCO 5354.1F Marine Corps Prohibited Activities and Conduct Prevention and Response In April 2021, the Marine Corps released MCO 5354.1F. The new Marine Corps Equal Opportunity (EO) policy consolidated guidance on equal opportunity, harassment (both sexual and otherwise), dissident and protest activity, bullying, hazing, and a host of other concerns. It is now the one-stop-shop
Korody Law – Serving Members of the Military Worldwide. Korody Law brings more than 25 years total military service to the table. Firm Founder and Attorney Patrick Korody spent 10 years on active duty in the Navy JAG Corps. He has handled military justice cases around the world including on the ground in Iraq and
Psycho-Sexual Evaluations A psycho-sexual evaluation is a structured interview and a battery of psychological assessments designed to evaluate sexual interests and sexual behavior. Attorney Patrick Korody is an experienced sex crimes attorney. If you are charged with a military sex crime or a state or federal sex crime in or around Jacksonville, Florida, call Attorney