Product Description

This United States Army Commanders Legal Handbook 2013 edition is designed to assist you in taking proper immediate action when faced with a variety of legal issues that might arise during your command. It is the single best comprehensive legal guide for Soldiers, Commanders, and Commissioned and Noncommissioned Officers of all ranks. It includes the following topics: The Commanders Responsibility to Practice Preventive Law; Situations Where You Should Immediately Consult Your Servicing Judge Advocate; Military Justice; Misconduct: Options and Duties of the Commander; Unlawful Command Influence; Commanders Preliminary Inquiry; Nonjudicial Punishment (Article 15, UCMJ); Company Grade Article 15 Script; Search & Seizure; Self-Incrimination, Confessions, and Rights Warning; Punitive Articles of the UCMJ; Urinalysis; Fraternization and Improper Senior-Subordinate Relationships; Proper Responses to Reports of Sexual Assault; Victim Programs; Investigations; Administrative Investigations; AR 15-6 Investigations; Accident Investigations (AR 385-10); Line of Duty Investigations; Fatal Training / Operational Accident Presentations to Next of Kin; Financial Liability Investigations (FLIPL); Standards of Ethical Conduct; Standards of Ethical Conduct in the Army; Commanders Coins; Support to Non-Federal Entities; Government Motor Vehicle Transportation; Accompanying Spouse Travel; Family Readiness Groups; Annual Filing of Financial Disclosure Forms; Administrative Law and Personnel Actions; Flagging Soldiers from Positive Personnel Actions; Enlisted Separations; Officer Separations; Bars to Reenlistment; Qualitative Service Program (QSP); Removal of Enlisted Soldiers from Promotion Lists; Removal of Commissioned and Warrant Officers from Promotion Lists; Security Clearances - Suspension and Revocation; Sexual Harassment; Domestic Violence Amendment to the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) & FAP; Article 138 Complaints; Relief from Command; Medical-Legal Issues; Impact of Misconduct on the Physical Disability Evaluation System Process; Mental Health Evaluations Command Access to Soldiers Protected Health Information (HIPAA); Individual Soldier Rights; Body Piercing and Tattoo Policy; Conscientious Objection; Extremist Organizations and Activities; Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces; Whistleblower Protection; Service Members Civil Relief Act (SCRA); Religious Accommodation; International and Operational Law; Rules of Engagement; Law of Armed Conflict; Claims and Client Services; Article 139 Claims; Foreign and Deployment Claims; Family Support Obligations; Consumer Protection Law; Government Information Practices; Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program; Privacy Act Program; Contract and Fiscal Law; Government Contract Law for Commanders; Fiscal Law for Commanders; Useful References for Commanders