Getting into an altercation with another person can ruin anyone's day. You may have simply been minding your own business when someone made a rude comment to you or a friend, and you responded verbally. Many people have been in such scenarios, and the incident can...
As a service member, you protect the rights of others, but there are times when guarding your own rights take precedence.If you receive a notice to appear before a board of inquiry, you must defend your rights, your reputation and your military career. Are you...
As the victim of a car crash, people probably kept asking you if you were OK, and you kept saying you were fine. After all, you were out of the car and walking around.There was so much going on that you ignored the headache that began soon after the collision....
Court-martial is an integral component of military law. There are three types of court-martial a military officer can receive: general, special and summary. If you or someone you know in the military ever faces a court-martial, it is natural to have a...
When you sign on as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, you must agree to abide by a strict code of conduct. If you break that code of conduct, you could potentially face serious repercussions. The Uniform Code of Military Justice dictates the rules and guidelines you...
Driving drunk is a recipe for disaster. According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, there were roughly 11,300 alcohol-related crashes on the state’s roadways in 2017. Of these, nearly 400 resulted in someone’s death. While committing...
With its stores, restaurants, parks and other public spaces, Fayetteville is an excellent place to spend an afternoon or weekend. Nonetheless, few things can ruin a day on the town faster than an unexpected injury. If you sustain an injury in a public place, you must...
Not every impaired driver causes trouble. In fact, many people who face DWI charges were not even visibly breaking the law at the time that law enforcement pulled them over. For example, an officer may pull someone over for a broken taillight or a recently...
A military member undergoing court-martial is essentially the same as a civilian going through a criminal trial. There are different levels of courts-martial that all bring different punishments. Some of more well-known examples of court-martial that you may be...
The general public and courts hold military personnel to higher standards than everyone else. They are not exempt from the law, as seen in the recent case of a former Air Force chief master sergeant who recently faced convictions for the death of a young man...
