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Office in the U.S. Department of Defense with civilian executive staff
) is central repository for personnel, manpower, training and related data used for administration, benefits and planning . Its public-facing statistical reports power media almanacs, demographic dash...
U.S. service members are legally required to refuse manifestly illegal orders such as those that breach the Geneva Conventions; following an unlawful order is not a defense, and individuals can be pro...
10 U.S.C. §1370 sets the statutory framework for determining a retired commissioned officer’s grade and pay by requiring retirement “in the highest permanent grade in which such officer is determined ...
Service members weighing whether to follow or refuse an order under commander’s responsibility and refusal procedures must compare the order to applicable law, service regulations and implementing gui...
The Department of Defense investigates suspected inflated or false military decorations through rules set out in DoDI 1348.33 and the DoD Manuals (Volumes 1–4), which require award recommendations be ...