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On the recordMay 18, 2021
If we don't address the mistreatment of black and brown soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and guardians under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, where if you are black or brown you are twice as likely to be prosecuted for an offense than your white counterparts, that sends a message and creates a perception that the military is not inviting to those communities.
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Anthony G. Brown
Maryland

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Discussing the impact of racial disparities in military justice on recruitment.

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