Military Justice Improvement Act: Military Officer Supporters
Retired U.S. Military Officers Who Support The Military Justice Improvement Act
Over a dozen retired U.S Military flag officers, commanders and JAG Corps officers support the Military Justice Improvement Act including:
- Air Force Major General (Ret.) Martha Rainville (first woman in the history of the National Guard to serve as a state Adjutant General) Bio – Letter
- U.S. Army Major General (Ret.) Dennis Laich
- Navy Captain (Ret.) Lory Manning (served active duty in the U.S. Navy for 25 years, and served as a Commanding Officer and court-martial Convening Authority for the almost 400 people who were part of her command)
- Former Army JAG officer with the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division while stationed in Iraq from 2003-2004 and former Congressman Patrick Murphy Op-Ed
- Former Air Force officer and law professor Diane H. Mazur
- Denise Krepp, former Coast Guard JAG officer and former Obama Chief Counsel at the U.S. Maritime Administration.
- Rabbi Harold L. Robinson, RADM, CHC, USN (Ret.)
- Brigadier General Evelyn P. Foote, US Army (Ret.) Testimony to Response Systems Panel (1/30/14)
- Rear Admiral Marsha J. Evans, US Navy (Ret.) Testimony to Response Systems Panel (1/30/14)
- Elizabeth Hillman, President of National Institute of Military Justice. Response Systems Panel dissent (1/30/14)
- Marine Colonel (Ret.) and former assistant secretary of defense (2003-2009) Paul McHale OpEd (2/25/14)
Key Facts and Info
Read the Gillibrand Report of Four Largest U.S. Military Bases (2015): Documents Reveal Continued Lack of Improvement in Military Justice System
Read the Gillibrand Report of Four Largest U.S. Military Bases (2014): Despite Recent Congressional Reforms, Dysfunction In Military Justice System Remains
Read the Gillibrand Report of Four Largest U.S. Military Bases (2013): Nearly Half of Survivors Who Reported Assaults Dropped Out of Military Justice Process; Sexual Assaults More Prevalent Than Previously Acknowledged (pdf)
Read AP story: "Pentagon Misled Lawmakers on Military Sexual Assault Cases"
Read Human Rights Watch Report: U.S. Raped In Military - Then Punished: Unjust Discharges Cause Lasting Harm
Read "Embattled" the Human Rights Watch Report: Survivors 12x More Likely to Suffer Retaliation Than See Assailant Convicted; Not A Single Case of Serious Disciplinary Action Found for Retaliation (pdf)
NY Times Magazine Cover Story: "The Military's Rough Justice on Sexual Assault" on military’s continued failure to combat sexual assault – including accounts of retribution and retaliation
VIDEO: “Military Justice’s Dirty Secret”: Fmr. Chief Prosecutor USAF “Put Out to Pasture” for Speaking Out & Doing His Job
5/9/16 DOD IG Report: Evaluation of the Separation of Service Members Who Made a Report of Sexual Assault
Senators Who Voted In Favor of MJIA
Retired Military Officers Supporting MJIA
Veterans', Faith, & Women's Groups Supporting MJIA
Letter from UCMJ legal experts supporting MJIA (pdf)
Editorials & Op-Eds Supporting MJIA
Read DOD’s Own Advisory Panel Opinion in Support of MJIA
Gillibrand Testimony to Response Systems Panel
Text of Response Systems Panel Dissent (pdf)
Useful Links
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Defense Advisory Committee on Women
“Twice Betrayed” Investigative Report
