Is Adultery Illegal in the Military? Yes. Adultery can be illegal in the military. The offense now appears in the 2024 Manual for Courts-Martial as “extramarital sexual conduct” under Article 134. What the military calls adultery The Manual for Courts-Martial does not use “adultery” as the formal offense title. It uses “extramarital sexual conduct,” placing … Continue reading “Is Adultery Illegal in the Military?”
Can You Change an RE-4 Reentry Code? Yes — but only under specific circumstances. The Department of Defense does not change RE codes simply because a veteran wants to reenlist. A change requires proof that the code was entered in error or that the underlying separation was improper or unjust. What is an RE-4 code? … Continue reading “Can You Change an RE-4 Reentry Code?”
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Letters to an Army Promotion Board With Adverse Information Communications with selection boards Officers whose records contain a filed GOMOR, a referred OER, or other adverse information may submit a written communication to a promotion selection board. The Army permits this correspondence, but it imposes strict requirements on timing, format, and permissible content. The … Continue reading “Letters to an Army Promotion Board With Adverse Information”
Article 112a (UCMJ): Overview of the Military’s Controlled Substance Offense Article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) serves as the military’s primary criminal statute addressing controlled-substance misconduct. It prohibits the wrongful use, possession, manufacture, distribution, import/export, and introduction of controlled substances by service members. Because Article 112a directly implicates military readiness and … Continue reading “Article 112a: The Military’s Drug Charge”
Military Steroid Testing: Does the DoD Test for Steroids (and SARMs)? Yes, the U.S. military can test for anabolic steroids. But the Department of Defense does not usually include steroids in the standard random urinalysis panel. Steroid testing most often happens through targeted testing when commanders or investigators have a specific reason to look … Continue reading “Does the Military Test for Steroids (and SARMs)?”
Separations and Boards of Inquiry (BOI) for Army Officers When the Army initiates an involuntary separation for a commissioned or warrant officer, it uses a statutory framework that differs from the enlisted administrative separation system. The core mechanism is the Board of Inquiry (BOI), a formal hearing that determines whether an officer should remain … Continue reading “Separations and Board of Inquiry (BOI) for Army Officers”
Officer Separations and Boards of Inquiry (BOI): What Marine Officers Need to Know When the Marine Corps separates an officer, it uses a legal framework that differs from the enlisted administrative separation process. The central mechanism is the Board of Inquiry (BOI), a formal proceeding that determines whether an officer should remain in service or … Continue reading “Marine Officer Separations and Boards of Inquiry”
Fayetteville Military Lawyer Fayetteville, North Carolina, sits at the center of one of the largest military communities in the world and is closely connected to Fort Bragg. The growth and character of the region have long been shaped by the presence of the U.S. Army. Thousands of active-duty service members and their families live and … Continue reading “Fayetteville Military Lawyer”
Jacksonville Military Lawyer Jacksonville, North Carolina, is home to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River, with more than 47,000 active-duty Marines in the surrounding area. The city grew rapidly after Camp Lejeune was established in 1941, creating strong and lasting ties to the U.S. Marine Corps and the … Continue reading “Jacksonville Military Lawyer”
Steven J. Goralski, with Military Defense Litigator, LLC, primary serves Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Fort Bragg. Serving these two locations allows service members in these two locations access to experienced, genuine and effective representation.
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC is home to II Marine Expeditionary Force. It is the largest Marine Corps Base on the East Coast. The location allows for amphibious training and its close proximity to two deep water ports allows rapid deployment worldwide.
Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, NC, by population is the largest military installation in the world with over 50,000 active duty service members. It also houses two airfields allowing quick deployment worldwide.
Available to represent service members throughout CONUS and world wide facing investigation and charges under the UCMJ.