Faced with a growing number of federal contractors requiring access to military computer systems and bases which require the use of a Common Access Card (CAC), the Department of Defense (DoD) issued DoD Instruction Number 5200.46. The instruction provides the adjudicative guidance for issuing a CAC to a federal contractor or civilian employee who does […]
Don’t Assume Being “Processed” or “Recommended” For Separation Means You Will Be Separated. There are many ways to fight a recommendation for administrative separation from the Navy or any other service. A commander can only initiate the process. There is always the opportunity to ask for a higher level review – whether by proceeding to
As a Jacksonville, FL Military Personal Injury Attorney, I receive calls frequently from Tricare recipients who have received a DD Form 2527 Statement of Personal Injury – Possible Third Party Liability in the mail. Tricare is great health insurance, and most recipients think that they are covered by Tricare for all of their medical needs
Jacksonville, Florida Military Defense Lawyers The military defense lawyers at Korody Law have the experience, training, and skills to ensure that your rights as a member of the military and a citizen of the United States are protected. Our attorneys are all former or retired JAG officers who served on active duty defending and prosecuting
STUDENT AVIATORS AND ENLISTED STUDENTS AT NATTC ARE ROUTINELY PROSECUTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT. Being in a training environment on-board NAS Pensacola such as Schools Command or NATTC is professional challenging. Pilots learn to fly at NAS Pensacola. Aviation rates learn their rates at NATTC. But, these environments are also prime for accusations of sexual assault,
I speak to clients and prospective clients all the time who misunderstand the difference between mandatory processing for separation and mandatory separation from the military. There are many grounds that require mandatory processing for administrative separation from the military: they generally include a positive drug urinalysis (drug abuse), a substantiated incident of physical domestic abuse,
I am now co-author with Charlie Swift for the second edition of Court Martial Advocacy: Trying the Military Case, published by West Publishing (Thomson Reuters). Look for the second edition later this year. The update will focus on the recent changes to military law, which mostly relate to sex offenses and victim rights. Learn more
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Today’s prosecutors have significant resources at their fingertips – investigators, forensic scientists, social workers, forensic psychiatrists, and so forth. This government machine is working towards the common goal of obtaining a conviction in a sex crime case. More resources are dedicated now more than ever to prosecute cases involving sexual assault and other sex crimes.
Except in the case of a service member attached to or embarked in a vessel (normally Sailors assigned to ships or Marines/Sailors embarked on a ship for a deployment), the member can refuse non-judicial punishment (NJP) under Article 15, UCMJ and demand trial by court-martial. This is a very important decision for any service member