What is a Show Cause Board, what is a Board of Inquiry

A common question that we hear is… What is a show cause board, what is a board of inquiry? Those are the officer equivalence of an administrative separation board. It is an added layer of due ...

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Can A Soldier Be Denied Leave While Going Through UCMJ?

Can a soldier be denied leave while going through UCMJ? The short answer is yes, but it doesn’t have to be that way. So leave is one of those things that you’re not entitled to leave is ...

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Can I Get Chaptered For A GOMOR

One question that we often receive is…can I get chaptered for a GOMOR? As in many questions of the law, it really does depend in order to try to mitigate an issuance of a GOMOR to be a career ...

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I Don’t (Often) Negotiate for Military Justice

I hate negotiating with the government. I do. I really, really do. I don’t (often) negotiate with the government to reach a plea deal. When I try to, they don’t believe it is real. They seriously ...

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Is GOMOR a Career Killer

Is a GOMOR a career killer? As in many questions of the law, it really does depend in order to try to mitigate an issuance of a GOMOR to be a career killer. We have to look at all the various steps ...

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What Is Toxic Leadership

What is toxic leadership? Toxic leadership is a form of counterproductive leadership that has a recurring and deleterious effect on the people and the morale of an organization. It also can be said ...

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PSA: Upgrade Discharge after COVID-19 Vaccination Refusal

Today's public service announcement involves the legislation that was recently signed into law by President Biden on December 23rd, 2022, which repealed the Dodd's mandate to receive Covid 19 ...

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Defending The Victims

How do you catch a child molester? Jocelyn Stewart, Esq. knows first hand what it’s like to defend the innocent and catch a pedophile. But how do you do so when there is very little published ...

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How Does The Military Define Counterproductive Leadership

Often people confuse counterproductive leadership and call it toxic leadership. By military doctrine and specifically army regulation 600-100; toxic leadership is a type of counterproductive ...

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Doing More at an Article 32(b) Preliminary Hearing – for Military Justice PART II

Doing More at an Article 32(b) Preliminary Hearing – for Military Justice PART II After conducting independent investigation and after getting the statements transcribed and dissected, we did more. ...

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