Recent Blog Posts
The “Good Soldier” defense in the Guard and Reserve Component
Good soldier is no longer a defense to a 120 charge. It is still admissible on sentencing. Do not let your years of service go “down the drain.” We have been involved in the most outrageous claims and have had great success. Get a second opinion from us even if you don’t retain us… Read More »
Duress and Coercive Tactics to Discharge Military Veterans Overlooked
This is a morass and CitizenSoldierLaw stands ready to serve Guard, Reserve and active duty personnel in this situation. So far, this Administration has not done anything for the vast majority of those who refused to take the phony injection, Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Only experiment. I assume that the new Secretary of Defense… Read More »
Thomas Roughneen Co-Authors Article on New Jersey’s Veterans Diversion Program
Thomas Roughneen Co-Authors Article on New Jersey’s Veterans Diversion Program
Refusers of Phony Injection Get Justice – The Devil Is In the Details Though
By Presidential Executive Order, those military members forced out are to be reinstated. For many it is too little, too late. This medical tyranny caused unnecessary suffering as a result of moronic SECDEF Lloyd Austin and the Biden tyranny upon serving military members, many of whom had served in combat zones. This affected a… Read More »
Confusing even for this retired Lieutenant Colonel JAG – How to Calculate CRSC
CRSC Eligibility Under the PACT Act: What Veterans Need to Know Receiving Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) can provide a crucial financial benefit for Veterans by allowing them to receive both their full VA compensation and tax-free military pension without an offset. However, establishing CRSC eligibility can be complex, and recent changes under the PACT… Read More »
Great IDES Win (So far)
Vietnam Veteran’s Voluntary Separation In 1978 Was Deemed Legally Insufficient – He Should Have Been Processed Through The Disability Evaluation System Prior To Discharge (Chapter 61 along with numerous Sections of the Code) If you were recently deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Uzbekistan or some other hell hole, and even if you… Read More »
National Guard Conference CLE Seminar: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Behavioral Health, “The Brain Never Forgets”
The Citizen Solder team attended and presented at the National Guard Association annual conference in New Jersey. The topic of their Continuing Legal Education Seminar (CLE) was Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Behavioral Health, “The Brain Never Forgets”. Team members presented with our independent expert psychiatrist who is dual-certified neurosurgeon and Vietnam veteran. Presenters: Patrick Lillard,… Read More »
Army and Department of Defense Are Off Their Axis – SHARP Gone Mad
First things first, Exercise your right to remain silent. Get a lawyer and preferably, an experienced one. You can always choose the government-assigned lawyer later or simultaneously. Whatever it was meant to achieve, so-called Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention or SHARP has long been a failed policy. It is a failure because it is… Read More »
Federal Technicians With Allegations of Misconduct in the National Guard – “Dual Status”
We represented a Sergeant who is a National Guardsman who needed his National Guard retirement. This National Guardsman was a “technician,” which means that he is a drilling National Guardsman, “a weekend a month,” but also had a full-time federal civilian job in the MI National Guard. These hybrid positions are unique to the… Read More »
Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC): A Closer Look at an Army Captain’s Case Linking his PTSD Diagnosis to “Hard Landing” Under Brownout Conditions
Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC) is a vital benefit for retired service members who have incurred disabilities directly related to their combat duties. Recently, an Army Captain sought reconsideration for his denied CRSC claim, arguing that his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was a direct result of a hazardous service incident during his military career…. Read More »
