July 2, 2021
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President Joe Biden on Friday put his stamp of approval on a long-debated change to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders.
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June 23, 2021
Comments Off on Defense secretary backs change in military sexual assault prosecution
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the first time, said Tuesday he will support long-debated changes that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders.
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June 15, 2021
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An Associated Press investigation found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes.
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June 7, 2021
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The Supreme Court said it won't take up a case that asked it to decide whether it's sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18.
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June 1, 2021
Comments Off on Virginia Military Institute must address institutional racism and sexism, report finds
The Virginia Military Institute has tolerated and failed to address institutional racism and sexism and must be held accountable for making changes, according to a state-sanctioned report released Tuesday.
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July 26, 2017
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants transgender people barred from serving in the U.S. military “in any capacity,” citing “tremendous medical costs and disruption.” Trump’s announcement on Twitter would reverse the effort under President Barack Obama to ...
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Read More »Students of four U.S. military service academies are now eligible for expedited airport screening.
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But about two-thirds of active-duty personnel in the U.S. are based in states that don't recognize gay marriages, leaving thousands of military families missing out on legal rights they would enjoy if Uncle Sam had stationed them elsewhere.
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The University of Maryland, College Park has 14 academic colleges, six Nobel Prize winners and four statues of Testudo, the terrapin. It also has 50 M-16 assault rifles, three military vehicles and a grab bag of other firearms -- all acquired from the Department of Defense.
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August 21, 2014
Comments Off on When military and matrimony don’t mix
For those in the armed forces, divorce can be a whole new battleground.
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