Chances You Will Need a Military Lawyer

What are the chances that a Soldier will need to retain a military defense lawyer during his or her time in the Army?  According to a new study, those chances increase if you are a black service member.

Black service members are significantly more likely to face military punishment than their white colleagues, according to a new report that alleges rampant racial bias in the military.

The non-profit advocacy group Protect Our Defenders sifted through almost a decade’s worth of government data obtained via Freedom of Information Act looking for clear disparities in the judicial treatment of white and black military personnel.

“The data shows that, for every year reported and across all service branches, black service members were substantially more likely than white service members to face military justice or disciplinary action, and these disparities failed to improve or even increased in recent years,” the report stated.

“Depending on the service and type of disciplinary or justice action, black service members were at least 1.29 times and as much as 2.61 times more likely than white service members to have an action taken against them in an average year,” according to the report.

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Every Soldier deserves the best court martial defense. If you are facing a court martial or administrative action, you need a military lawyer with the right experience and abilities. Mr. Coombs has over twenty years of experience as a military lawyer.  He has successfully represented hundreds of clients at court martial and administrative hearings.  Call us today for a free initial consultation.