PhoenixSerenity#Federal #watchdog agency in 1978 called for #abolishing #AdministrativeSeparations in lieu of #CourtMartial, arguing it should be used to remove service members unfit for #military - not to #dispose of cases w/alleged #CriminalOffenses .
The practice remains & increasingly being used for cases where #USAF personnel are #charged with #SeriousCrimes such as #SexualAssault , #DomesticViolence & #ChildAbuse ( #investigation by #ProPublica , #TexasTribune & #MilitaryTimes )
The Army increasingly allows soldiers charged with violent crimes to leave the military rather than face trial
A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction and with little record of the allegations against them.
CyrilleVarnier The Big Picture
