tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post1706073210346138312..comments2024-03-20T17:53:33.153-04:00Comments on Global Military Justice Reform: New York Times editorial board weighs in on the Gillibrand billEugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-18986677932435900242021-06-19T19:58:58.085-04:002021-06-19T19:58:58.085-04:00The following was one of the many comments posted ...The following was one of the many comments posted on The Times website:<br /><br />Stephen Chamberlin<br />Petaluma, CA.<br />2h ago<br />I am a retired Coast Guard Captain. I was a senior officer in the US Armed Services. It is beyond belief that there is ANY opposition to Ms. Gillibrand's bill. Personally, I would have been relieved, as a Commanding Officer, to allow independent professional prosecutors to handle cases of sexual assault at my command. My expertise in the service was not law. Nor was I a trained victims advocate. How anyone in the service can see this bill as having the potential to undermine the authority of military commanders is hard to fathom. Rather, military officers should look at the bill as a way to effectively deal with the problem, help victims and make the US Armed Services a more attractive career for the many talented civilians who avoid it for this very reason.Eugene R. Fidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com