What a Good Senior NCO Does: Move Around, Keep an Ear Open, Turn Over Rocks
Tom Ricks reports: The new issue of Army Times has a good piece by Michelle Tan about a predatory drill...
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12th MTI Named in Lackland Training Scandal
Kristin Davis reports for Air Force Times: The Air Force announced in November that it had charged a dozen MTIs...
Abortion For Military Rape Victims Amendment Passes Senate
Laura Bassett reports for the Huffington Post: “The women who serve to protect our nation should have the same access...
Air Force-wide Inspections Begin Today
Becky Iannotta reports for Air Force Times: Commanders and supervisors in all corners of the Air Force will conduct a...
Protect Our Defenders Calls on Defense Secretary Panetta to Reopen All Cases of Service Members Forced Out of Military with “Personality Disorders”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2012 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT *** Protect Our Defenders Calls on Defense Secretary Panetta...
11th MTI at Lackland Charged with Misconduct
Air Force Times reports: Tech. Sgt. Samuel Wicks of the 331st Training Squadron is accused of having unprofessional relationships with...
NPR: Fighting Back Against Sexual Assault In The Military
NPR’s Talk of the Nation reports on the epidemic of military sexual assault and the Lackland Air Force Base scandal:...
Shaheen Vows to Fight for Abortion Coverage for Women in the Military
Ramsey Cox reports for The Hill: Shaheen said the inclusion of reproductive healthcare for female service members was an “issue...
General Now Questions Approach to MacDill Sexual Assault Cases
The San Antonio Current’s Newsmonger reports: In an interview with The Tampa Tribune, Woodward said that what she learned from...
USA Today: Changes Sought for Vets’ Psych Disorder Discharges
Kelly Kennedy reports for USA Today: After nearly 30,000 servicemembers were forced out of the military for “personality disorders,” often...
Article 32 Hearing Set for Lackland MTI
Kristin Davis reports for the Air Force Times: Overworked trainers had been able to operate with little oversight, which helped...
Senate Approves Amendments on Sexual Violence, Mental Health in the Defense Bill
Ramsey Cox reports for The Hill: “Sexual violence in the military continues to occur at an alarming rate,” [Sen. Kirsten]...
Lackland Instructor’s Legal Woes Cited in Apparent Suicide Tries
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: LeBlanc is one of 25 instructors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland who...
U.S. Military Should Stop Victim-Blaming at Lackland
The Rocky Mountain Collegian reports on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Jackie Speier: …the military should focus its prevention efforts...
SA Current: Investigating Lackland’s Causes
The San Antonio Current’s Newsmonger reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “This report tells us largely what we...
Petraeus, Lackland Show a Corrupting Influence in the Military
This KTVU segment features interviews with Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Protect Our Defenders advocate Katie Weber who explain why...
In Military, Rank Sometimes Allows Top Brass Embroiled in Scandal to Suffer Less
Ed Timms reports for the Dallas Morning News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “There is a top-down culture...
Lackland Trainers’ Misdeeds Not Just Sexual
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “A pattern of superior officers...
Epidemic of Military Rapes Must Be Stopped
The Florida Times-Union Editorial Board writes: Imagine that robbery was rampant in the military. Imagine that in 2011, some 3,000...
Protect Our Defenders Calls on Rep. McKeon to Allow STOP Act to be Heard in House Armed Services Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2012 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON REP. BUCK MCKEON TO...