Military law is all legal structures that govern military personnel. Topics covered by the military cover service members' conduct while in training or on active duty, protections of military spouses, and service members' reentry into civil society when their tours of duty are over.
Military discharges. Punishment is prohibited as cruel and unusual. Delivery of offenders to civil authorities. Criminal matters are specific to the military, such as insubordination toward a superior officer, conspiracy, absence without leave, malingering, desertion, and other related legal offenses.
A military lawyer might represent a person facing a court-martial, who is involved in a divorce or family law matter, or who has been charged with a crime. Additional examples of cases when a military member might need legal representation could include an enlisted individual who has been accused of committing a war crime, someone who needs military benefits after a denial, or someone who needs to delay reporting for duty due to personal or family matters.
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