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#Soldiers Charged With Violent #Crimes Will Now Face More Scrutiny Before They Can Simply Leave the #Army

The change comes after reporting from ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Military Times revealed that hundreds of soldiers charged with offenses like sexual assault and domestic violence left the Army without facing courts-martial.

https://www.propublica.org/article/us-army-soldiers-violent-crimes?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Read the original 2023 investigation that exposed how hundreds of soldiers charged with violent crimes were administratively discharged instead of facing a court martial:
https://www.propublica.org/article/military-army-administrative-separation

lin11c,
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They go into policing or white supremacist militias.

lin11c,
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Absolutely true. Actually very frequently!

Osteopenia_Powers,
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After a mere 46 years!
--As far back as 1978, a federal watchdog agency called for the U.S. Department of Defense to end its policy of allowing service members accused of crimes to leave the military to avoid going to court. Armed forces leaders continued the practice anyway.--

lolonurse,
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They should have to wear a shirt that says "Do not thank me for my service."

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