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Dishonorable discharges for COVID vaccine refusal off the table as military separations begin

Only discharges of honorable or general under honorable conditions will be allowed under the new defense authorization bill.

By Leo Shane III

24 months ago

Planned military justice reforms are robust, necessary, congressional leaders insist amid criticism

House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith said claims the reforms do little to help deal with military sexual misconduct are untrue.

By Leo Shane III

24 months ago

House passes defense bill 363-70; Senate up next

The House passed a new compromise defense policy bill and sent it to the Senate Tuesday, endorsing a $25 billion increase over President Joe Biden’s defense budget request for 2022

24 months ago

Sweeping military justice reforms, plan to add women to draft dropped from compromise authorization bill

Lawmakers hope to rush the slimmed down authorization bill through both chambers of Congress this week.

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

24 months ago

This week in Congress: What’s left now that the latest shutdown threat is gone?

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 6, 2021.

By Leo Shane III

2 years ago

Reforms to military justice system endangered by slow pace of defense authorization bill

If the annual defense policy bill doesn't pass, neither will sweeping changes to how military sexual assault cases are handled.

By Leo Shane III

2 years ago