SAG

The Military Commander and the Law
Updated 2008 to 2009
Full Document 660 pages
SAG-2010
(Chuck Luther)

LEGAL ISSUES SPECIFIC TO THE COMMANDER
QUALITY FORCE MANAGEMENT
NONJUDICIAL PUNISHMENT UNDER ARTICLE 15
ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION FROM THE AIR FORCE
CRIMINAL AND MILITARY JUSTICE
PERSONNEL ISSUES FOR THE COMMANDER – GENERALLY
PERSONNEL ISSUES FOR THE COMMANDER – MILITARY MEMBERS
PERSONNEL ISSUES FOR THE COMMANDER – FAMILY & NEXT OF KIN
THE AIR FORCE LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CIVIL LAW RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL
CIVIL LAW ISSUES FOR THE COMMANDER
THE AIR FORCE CLAIMS PROGRAM
CONTRACTING ISSUES FOR THE COMMANDER
ETHICS ISSUES
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL & FEDERAL LABOR LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL…

Dear Veteran Friend,

Wow ... What a week it has been ! We had a super interview with “Successful Veteran” Kelly Perdew and had a lot of great feedback that was posted on our group wall.
Speaking of feedback, we saw some interesting trends and findings from the USVA’s first-ever membership survey that was sent out a few weeks ago and we want to share it with you.
We all know that the employment market is still not good in our country, but we found it to be even worst among our veteran members with 40.6% of those responding indicating they were unemployed.
And while unemployment is still way too high among veterans, there are services and resources that you said you needed to help find employment and success in your careers following the military : professional networking…

So, the question is how - at one and the same time - we can ensure we give no quarter to terrorism and organized crime, while still advancing the liberties our society is founded upon… The British way cannot be a head-in-the-sand approach that ignores the fact that the world has changed with the advent of terrorism, which aims for civilian casualties on a massive scale and which respects not only no law, but also no recognizable moral framework. Instead, it must be an approach that is prepared to make the difficult decisions to protect our security – not by ignoring the demands of liberty but always at the same time…

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Bowe Robert Bergdahl
March 28, 1986 in Sun Valley, Idaho
is a soldier in the United States Army who was captured by the Taliban in southeastern Afghanistan in June 2009.

Military status and disappearance Private First Class Bergdahl is assigned to the 1st Bn, 501st Prcht Inf Regt, 4th BCT, 25th Infantry Division, based at Fort Richardson, Alaska. Pfc Bergdahl went missing on June 30, 2009. Since then, the Taliban has released three videos showing him in captivity. The Taliban are demanding the release of 21 Afghan prisoners and Aafia Siddiqui in exchange for Bergdahl's release. They have…

Richard S. Lowry
June 26, 2010
0158-H
Great news !

I am so very pleased to advise you that we received notice from Susan Hodges, Vice President of Administration & Finance for Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, that New Dawn has been nominated for the Foundation's 2011 General Wallace M. Greene Award. During his distinguished Marine Corps career, General Greene gave stature to the historical program, as it is known today. He is a founding member of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. The Greene Award is given to the author of the outstanding nonfiction book, published during the preceding three years pertinent to Marine Corps history. The winner receives a plaque and $1,000.
We have shipped them 7 review copies for the judges. All of us at Savas Beatie are very excited…

Thursday, November 01, 2007
things that go bang
Current mood : restless

So yea ... got my date to Qatar ... 2 weeks and I can chill for a few days with Ang. And HOLY FUCK do I need it after this past month. Rockets out the fuckin ass ... disappointment ... but check this out ... they bumped it up cuz Jenn told my NCOIC lol so yea ... o and the counsellings I was supposed to get ? yea I didn't get them. So, that was a temp fix I guess ... tho I'm still pissed off…

Will Pleasants - June 17 - 19:38

Although that is not the title of this very recent media release by Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) to address all the questions now swirling around the Internet dealing with Agent Orange, but my title sure raises too many valid questions that require answers now.
Without agreeing or disagreeing with everything that is in this recent June 11, 2010 press release from VVA President John Rowan, we leave that to our readers.
Below without comment is what VVA has to say about all the discussions floating around in cyberspace. The only comment I wish to make as a Life Member…

You have not done what I have done
You have not been where I have been
You have not seen what I have seen
so how can
You understand what I am going through ? ( Michael Fortune )

Foreword & Warning

What you are about to read is not a story of a Trip into Happiness. It's a plain raw, crude, rude and even tragic text from a young…

Message from Will Pleasants
June 2 - 00:31

VA DISABILITY RATINGS SCALE
Department of Veterans Affairs & CFR 38 General Rating Formula for Psychoneurotic Disorders

100% - Total occupational and social impairment, due to such symptoms as :
- gross impairment in thought processes or communication;
- persistent delusions or hallucinations;
- grossly inappropriate behavior;
- persistent danger of hurting self or others;
- intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living (including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene);
- disorientation to time or place;
…

Rohan Coombs
US Marine, Persian Gulf War Veteran

Jamaica

Rohan came to America with his mom and sisters from Jamaica when he was only 9 years old.
He graduated from high school in New York and promptly joined the military to serve the country he loved.
Rohan joined the marines in 1988 and was deployed to Iraq a few years later. While in the military Rohan filed for his citizenship but was told “You are property of the United States Government, that makes you a citizen”.
No further action was taken on Rohan’s part because he wasn’t going to second guess his commanding…

March 20 2009 : Army Ranger 1st Lt Michael Behanna was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Ali Mansur, a known Al Qaeda operative while serving in Iraq. Mansur was known to be a member of an Al Qaeda cell operating in the lieutenant’s area of operation and was suspected to have organized an attack on Lt Behenna’s platoon in April 2008 which killed two US soldiers and injured two more. US intelligence ordered the release of Mansur and Lt Behenna was ordered to return the terrorist to his home.

During the return of Mansur, Lt Behenna again questioned the Al Qaeda member for information…

A CNN reporter, while interviewing a United States Marine Sniper, asked "what do you feel when you shoot a terrorist" ?
The Marine shrugged and replied "Recoil" !



Snipers ... : Gotta Love Them :)))

(Sgt. Michael S. Cifuentes)
Marines serving with 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, pour out of an amphibious assault vehicle to storm Carson Beach in South Boston May 8, 2010, as part of a demonstration to the people of Boston. (HQs Marine Corps)

(Sgt. Michael S. Cifuentes)
Cpl. Chris O'Quinn and Sgt. K. C. Warren, both natives of Louisville, Ky., serving with Company E, 4th Tank Battalion, are prepared to storm Carson Beach in South Boston for…

We have been asked by our sponsor, CareNet to work on holding a PTSD Awareness and Education Conference here in Charleston, WV sometime in early August 2010. This will be open to the public and the entire country. Based on the positive responses we garner we can then decide on the exact location, right now possibly the Civic Center. Our sponsor will be funding our conference but if there is another organization anyone is aware of that may be interested in assisting CareNet please let us know. This conference will address real needs and concerns within…

Well I will try to put a selection of photos every month if you are playing that game with me. I can surf the net to find images but why should I do this if I can let you send you own photos with descriptions and by the same way giving a small hello to you relatives in the USA.
So no problem at all but please don't send me photos sized like Postal stamps. They must be at least 1024 pixels wide and I will do the rest and even correct them if they are not to good. Don't flow me with 1500 photos at pone time as well as make sure not to forget to add the only allowed descriptions and informations. I am not a censurer…

Dear Daniel,
I am sorry but I think you have posted your comment in the same time I was erasing the first post of the blog (default post).
So I am posting it here to allow Chuck to give you an answer.
Gunter

Author : Daniel C. Fisher
E-mail : jarhead613@cableone.net
Comment : Remember our Veterans


Coined sometime during World War II, the term “walking wounded” referred to those combatants whose wounds were not severe enough to merit a litter or ambulance. It also applied to those with “combat fatigue”, a euphemism used to describe post-traumatic stress disorder.
Look around today and you will see them everywhere; bagging your groceries, washing your car, mowing your lawns, roaming the streets. You may not be able to discern…