Current / Former Service Members – Looking to Sue a Senior DoD Official Who Wronged You?
Answer these 4 simple questions to see if you are eligible:
1. Were you wronged by a senior Department of Defense official (rank of O-5 (Lt Colonel/Commander) or higher, or civil service member rank of GS-14 or higher, or member of the Senior Executive Service (SES))?
2. Did the wrongdoing(s) cause damage to yourself, your career, or your potential future career(s)?
3. Did the wrongdoing(s) occur within the statute of limitations for a civil suit in that state? Click here to view a list of state statutes of limitation4. Is the senior official who committed the wrongdoing(s) retired or separated or will they retire or separate before the expiration date of the statute of limitations (the date from question #3)?
If you answered “YES” to all the above, you are eligible for participating in Operation Military In-Justice. Read below and complete the brief questionnaire below to be considered for this ground-breaking program!
After over two years in operation here at the Walk the Talk Foundation, one fact is undeniable: service members are not being afforded real justice – at least as we Americans know the definition of the word. Time and time and time again, so-called avenues of redress fail our brothers and sisters in arms, to include:
- Inspector General (IG) complaints,
- Equal Opportunity (EO) complaints,
- Congressional complaints,
- Articles 138
This is because all these processes lead back to one entity – the same judge, jury, and executioner that exacted the wrongdoing and/or allowed it to occur: the military institution itself.
We here at the Foundation aim to fix this. Introducing Operation Military In-Justice – a system by which current and former service members can sue civilly former senior military officials.
The problem: Instruments of administrative “justice” in the military (Inspector General, Equal Opportunity, Congressional complaints, etc.) are failing the individual service member. Time and time again, these entities prove that they are less independent watchdog and more servant of the military institution, consistently demonstrating they exist to protect the leadership cabal of the DoD institution.
The hurdles: The infamous Feres Doctrine places several restrictions on the individual service member to include barring them from suing the Federal Government. Further, if a retired or separated service member wished to sue someone in federal service, the government would represent them making for a long, laborious, and expensive proposition for the plaintiff.
The opportunity gap: There is no prohibition on suing former government officials, whether that suit is filed by current or former service members. It is here where the opportunity for justice, as in real justice as we Americans know it, lies.
Who we are looking for: Current or former service members who wish to pursue civil suit(s) against former senior Department of Defense officials who wronged them during their careers.
What we aim to provide: Liaising with law firms who will provide legal counsel on either a pro bono or contingency basis to clients suing retired/separated or soon-to-be retired/separated senior DoD officials.
Who this is for: Current or former Department of Defense members who were the victims of wrongdoings that occurred within the statute of limitations for a civil suit.
Complete the questionnaire to be considered for selection into this program:
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