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The article reports on the court martial of Lt. j.g. Sarah Coppock, who is being tried in connection to the collision of USS Fitzgerald with merchant vessel that claimed the lives of Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Martin and six of his shipmates. Topics discussed include dereliction of duty by Bryce Benson, who is facing negligent homicide and Sarah Coppock and the reason for the collision and the grief of the family members.

The article reports the fired commanding officer Brian Sorenson has been forced to retire with a discharged that could diminish his veteran benefits, after the ruling alleging that he propositioned female officer while in command of cruiser Anzio. Topics include the various sexual harassment charges he has involved, the issue regarding the accuser's propositioned of sex in exchange of her ranking advancement, and the assurance of the government to look closely for the decision of the panel.

The author argues against the public naming of service members in the U.S. who are accused of crimes but withholding their names when they acquitted.

The article provides an answer to a question whether home search can be made when a service member was arrested by a military police.

The article focuses on the good order and discipline statistics released by the U.S. Coast Guard in May 2014. Topics covered include the conviction of a member for causing a breach of the peace, the conviction of an E-7 by special court martial for violating a lawful general regulation and the conviction of an E-5 for using heroin on diverse occasions. Also mentioned is the guilty plea made for a charge of attempted sexual battery.

The article discusses a court case wherein former Corporal Wilfredo Santiago was accused of shooting U.S. Navy Corpsman 3rd Class Michael John Carpeso in the eye in Iraq on January 26, 2008. Santiago was questioned but never placed on legal hold. The New York Southern District Court Judge Colleen McMahon has dismissed the criminal assault charge against the plaintiff and faulted the U.S. Marine Corps legal officers for incompetence.

The article reports on several service members who have been charged for physically assaulting Iraqi civilians in Hamdaniya, Iraq. 2nd Lieutenant Nathan P. Phan was charged by the U.S. Marine Corps for physically abusing three Iraqi men. Among the Marine members involved in the murder of an Iraqi man are Sergeant Lawrence G. Hutchins III and Corporal Trent D. Thomas.