Samuel T. Morison (DoD): History and Tradition in American Military Justice. Julia Chazkel (WIIS): Sexual Harassment in the Military. Military rape, rampant and ignored: A lawsuit against Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld and new legislation try to stop an epidemic. Rebecca Patterson (Kauffman): Revisiting a School of Military Government: How Reanimating a World War II-Era Institution Could Professionalize Military Nation Building. George Reed on what’s wrong and what’s right with the war colleges. Senators from both parties are demanding that new Defense Secretary Leon Panetta take action to fund military schools that are falling apart. New norms for the 21st century soldier: Basic soldier skills for today's Army should include operational adaptability, cultural and language proficiency, digital literacy and space knowledge, and skills in negotiations, technical intelligence, and site exploitation. As the Navy SEALs celebrate their success in killing Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, they're also looking to the next-generation gear that will enable their future missions on land, sea and air. The Invisible Army: For foreign workers on U.S. bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, war can be hell. A review of A More Perfect Military: How the Constitution Can Make Our Military Stronger by Diane H. Mazur. From Freedom Daily, Jacob G. Hornberger writes an open letter to the troops: You’re not defending our freedoms. America’s sentimental reverence for the military bespeaks a wounded nation’s unease. An Intimate History of Gay Men in the Military: What life was really like as America's military struggled with its last great identity crisis. The Making of Marines: How Marines Magazine evolved into a true media brand. Adm. Mike Mullen recounted his early career missteps to laughs on the Late Show with David Letterman.
