Chaplain Corp Stands Down to Train on New Military Justice Reforms

Lt. Brad Guillory, ship chaplain, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), recites prayer during Roman Catholic Easter Sunday service, April 9, 2023. US Navy Photo

Navy chaplains stood down in early July to receive training on new sexual assault prevention and response reforms, according to a Navy administration message.

According to a Navy memo, released on July 2, all chaplains went through the stand down, which took place between July 8 and 11, depending on...

https://news.usni.org/2024/07/24/chaplain-corp-stands-down-to-train-on-new-military-justice-reforms

Report on Military Justice Reform

The following is the Aug. 28, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Military Courts-Martial Under the Military Justice Act of 2016.

From the report

The Supreme Court has called military justice a system of justice separate from jurisprudence in the civilian courts. Members of the Armed Forces are subject to rules, orders, proceedings, and consequences different from the rights and obligations of their civilian counterparts. Accordingly, it might be said that discipline is as important as...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/10/report-on-military-justice-reform