[dp0622]

Can a military person tell me if the amendments are good or bad?

[Gay State Conservative]

Can a military person tell me if the amendments are good or bad?

I'm former military (discharged almost 45 years ago) and given that I never ran afoul of the UCMJ I think I'm not qualified to specifically answer that.But given the DJT is now Commander-In-Chief it is,IMO,more likely than not that the changes are a plus for "good order and discipline" in the Armed Forces which,in turn,makes are Forces more "mission ready".

Of course JAG folks as well as those who've served more recently that me would be better qualified to comment.

[WASCWatch]

I read the changes. Actually pretty good. Better protection for defendants on appeal and makes more specific crimes related to sexual assaults.

[reed13k]

I’ll have to do some more digging the referenced annexes that have the real changes aren’t on the web page.

There are some Article 15/NJP changes which commanders deal out for lesser offenses that don’t rise to the level of Courts-martial, but again the details are in the annexes.

I’m guessing it’s the addition of additional types of charges related to IT/technology and maybe some modifications due to recent court cases.

Looks like it doesn’t go into enforcement until January 2019 which gives everyone a chance to get trained and understand the implications.

[Steve Van Doorn]

How do you find the rest of this?
It says that Appendix and Annex 1 & 2 are attached but I don't see them or know to to view them.

Without knowing what is in those I have no idea what this says.