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New rules make it easier to kick out airmen, guardians guilty of sexual assault
“The prohibition of consideration of the members’ good military character or service record moves the ‘zero-tolerance’ culture forward, omitting opportunities for the ‘good dude’ defense,” said military personnel expert Kate Kuzminski.
Here’s the Air Force’s plan to deal with unvaccinated airmen and guardians
A five-day clock begins once a vaccination exemption request or appeal is denied. Airmen who have still not received a first shot after that window are subject to discharge.
Dishonorable discharges for vaccine refusal would be blocked under congressional proposal
The plan is included in the House Armed Services Committee's version of the annual defense authorization bill.
US drone strike case appealed to Germany’s highest court
The U.S. military has said Ramstein is used to “conduct operational level planning, monitoring and assessment of assigned airpower missions throughout Europe and Africa,” but not to launch or operate drones involved in “counterterrorism activities.”
The Navy has no idea how many sailors it has booted for extremist activity
A reg exists for COs to separate sailors for such activity, but the Navy doesn't track how often it's used.
Legislators seek guaranteed time off for COVID vaccinations
Washington, D.C.-area members of congress want the Office of Personnel Management to mandate administrative leave options for feds that need to get vaccinated during work hours.
By Jessie Bur
Fix your military records: Give yourself the future you have earned
Take the time to obtain your record, know what is in your record, and apply to have your record corrected, says the author of this commentary.
By David Johnson
Legal victory and false hope?
Without changes to how the military views mental health, the Army's settlement over its mishandling of discharge upgrade requests may give false hope, the author of this commentary says.
By Jessica Lynn Wherry
German government doesn’t have to ensure US follows international law on drone strikes, court rules
The three Yemenis plaintiffs alleged the U.S. air base in Ramstein played a key role in relaying flight control data used for drone strikes in Yemen.
By Frank Jordans, The Associated Press