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Bipartisan Bill to Improve Military Justice Introduced in the Senate
The Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act will help protect those within its ranks and encourage respect for all members of the military Min
The United States military is the ultimate team effort. Exceptional people from our different military branches rely on each other and work together to protect our nation.
Sexual assault among members of the military has threatened this team effort for far too long. The passage of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021 will help address this problem.
Sadly, the problem of sexual assault in the military has existed for years and government efforts to combat it have largely failed to make an impact.
Brewster High School Senior Macie Marinich Accepted to West Point Written by Jennifer Garry
After a rigorous application process that included nominations from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Sean Patrick Maloney following interviews with each of their selection committees, Macie Marinich is headed to the United States Military Academy at West Point in the fall.
Macie, who has been very active member of the Brewster High School community, answered a few questions for us on what brought her to this point and what he future holds.
What was your initial reaction when you learned you were accepted?
I was definitely excited, but I was calmer than I expected. It was almost as though after all of the anticipation, hard work, and waiting, I was finally able to take a breath and relax.
U.S. senators optimistic about changing how the military handles assault
Reuters | Apr 29, 2021 11:54 PM EDT
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) walks during a break in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues in Washington, U.S (Photo : REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)
U.S. senators said on Thursday they expect to pass a law mandating a major shift in how the military handles cases of sexual assault, after years of thwarted efforts to take prosecution of such cases out of the hands of commanders.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat who has championed the policy shift for much of the past decade, led a group of Democrats and Republicans introducing legislation to make prosecution of such crimes the responsibility of independent military prosecutors.