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COMDTNOTE 1620
SUBJ: RELEASE OF MANUAL FOR COURTS-MARTIAL (2012 EDITION)
1. THE MANUAL FOR COURTS MARTIAL (MCM) (2012 EDITION) IS NOW
AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/LEGAL/MJ/MILITARY(UNDERSCORE)JUSTICE(UNDERSCORE)
PRACTICE(UNDERSCORE)AIDS.ASP.(ALL LOWERCASE)
DUE TO REDUCED FUNDING AND THE ANTICIPATION OF A 2013 MCM EDITION,
HARD COPY DISTRIBUTION OF THE 2012 EDITION WILL BE LIMITED TO JUDGE
ADVOCATE LEGAL OFFICES AND THE CG ACADEMY. INDIVIDUAL UNITS WISHING
TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN COPY MAY DO SO FROM COMMERCIAL SOURCES.
2. THE MCM (2012 EDITION) CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE 2008
EDITION AND INCORPORATES FOUR YEARS OF STATUTORY AND EXECUTIVE
AUTHORITY CHANGES. IN PARTICULAR, THE MCM (2012 EDITION) CONTAINS THE
COMPLETE REVISION OF ARTICLE 120, RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHER
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. THE PREFACE TO THE MCM (2012 EDITION) OUTLINES ALL
CHANGES MADE FROM THE 2008 EDITION.
3. COMMANDS WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MCM (2012 EDITION) SHOULD
CONTACT THEIR SERVICING LEGAL OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE. SERVICING LEGAL
OFFICES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT COMDT (CG-0946), POC: LCDR VASILIOS
TASIKAS AT 202-372-3806 OR VASILIOS.TASIKAS(AT)USCG.MIL FOR
ASSISTANCE AS REQUIRED.
4. RDML F. J. KENNEY, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL, SENDS.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.