Military Justice Reforms Are Coming, But Congress is Conflicted on What They Should Be

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Military Justice Reforms Are Coming, But Congress is Conflicted on What They Should Be
 
5 Sep 2021
Military.com | By Patricia Kime

The House Armed Services Committee approved a bill this week that would take the decision to prosecute sex crimes away from commanders and hand it to attorneys -- a proposal that matches the Defense Department's current reform plan but falls short of Senate legislation on the issue.

Following a vote Wednesday, the version of the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, that will go to the full House for a vote calls for giving prosecutorial decisions on sexual assault, domestic violence, most crimes against children and other special victims offenses to independent military prosecutors.

But the Senate NDAA calls for giving military attorneys the prosecutorial decisions for all serious crimes, including rape, kidnapping, murder and other serious felonies -- a measure that sets the stage for debate when the two bills are reconciled later this year.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/05/military-justice-reforms-are-coming-congress-conflicted-what-they-should.html

[rangerrebew]

That's good!  The more confused they are, the greater in numbers will be rules that are incomprehensible, meaningless, and time consuming.  If they can't agree on what needs improvement, the government usually belches out more damaging rules, more changes, and more division among the troops.