can the army do this??????????

Question

my husband and i were recently arrested and were granted diversions and we have to write an essay on what we learned and how the situation can be avoided. the diversion officer said that the diversions were for her eyes only that noone else was going to read them. well my husband's sergeant said that when he writes his essay, he wants to read it. that's invading his privacy along with mine and it is very embarrassing. we dont need his sergeants talking **** about our problems. also his sergeants are very immature and it would spread all through the platoon. we just know it will. oh by the way, my husband already went and talked to the commander and he said that the situation (when we got arrested) was unsubstantiated, so the army is supose to be out of our business by now. he said if they want to see it, he will show them that he did it, but he wont let them read it. can his sergeants do this????????? if they try to make him show them, he could go to jag couldnt he?

is there some kind of privacy act on diversions does anyone know?

oh well chikaboo, since you are too pussy to let anyone email you, i'll just tell everybody. you dont know the amendments do you? how bout the one that is about invasion of privacy? i dont give a **** who the army thinks they are, but they aint about to invade my privacy. they can kiss my *** and they wont see a ******* essay, cuz i will refuse to give it up. what are they going to do? come after me? they dont own me. and leave my rights at the door? dont think so. not i.

i understand what yall are saying, but it just hurts my feelings that the army is this way. you know how it is when your husband is in the army and you dont want anyone "ruling" him i guess you could say. i just think that it should be wrong that they would be invading MY privacy and i will not let that happen. i just talked to my mom and she said that if thay HAVE TO read it, to write a different essay just for the army. the essay is supose to explain "What i have learned from this experience and how this situation coulb be avoided in the future" Sounds like it could be embarrassing huh. my mom made a good suggestion. she said to write a different one than the one that i give to the diversion officer, saying something like what i have learned from this experience is that never to get into an argument with my wift while i live in kansas because the laws are stupid and unfair and especially while i am in the military and how i will avoid it in the fut. is to wait til we are out of KS.

the army couldnt possibly get him for that huh? they wanted to read it right? when it was none of their business. i could understand that if it was substantiated, that they could read it, but it was unsubstantiated by the military, so if they want to read it, they got what's comin to them right? i'm not trying to get all in the business, that's why im saying this here, so i can calm myself down. i know and understand that he is in the military and has hardly no rights, but its hard to accept it because he is MY husband and it hurts me that he has to go through this because it's not fair to me i guess that he is treated like crap (even though his sergents are nice to me, i dont care, i still dont like them because they are disrespectful to him) because i know there is nothing i can do about it, but it hurts my feelings. the army says they are all about the family, but that is a bunch of bull. it just depresses me that they are like that, but i guess ill get over that.

also i want to add that he may have given up a ton of rights, but that has nothing to do with the privacy act. i also want to apologize to the people that i may have put down, because i just get so mad when i hear that my HUSBAND IS OWNED by the Army, because i see it that noone is owned by anyone, even though he is my husband. he joined after the war, so that maybe he could help to make things better. that's just how he is and he is being treated like he just murdered someone. i dont even believe in controlling my husband. maybe that's my problem. oh i do want to stress that my husband did talk to his ncos about this matter and they still want to read his/OUR essay, but my hubby has no idea that i am even on the computer saying this, so the people that say he has no balls are just judging and i dont like people like that. i believe all people are the same, but some people (not to mention any names"chkibo") are the same rank or no rank. im methodist anyway. just the way i grew up.

the trouble that he is in now is civilian, has nothing to do with the military and i do know the military cant do **** with me or to me, knowing how they dont own me. but its just the simple fact that that essay has everything to do with me and i dont want anyone reading it, sergeants or not. the army now is just trying to be asses, wanting to read everything that he gets from the civilian diversion officer, but i have all of our paperwork, put up and he is not getting it. if the army wants it bad enough they can come get it themselves.

Answer 1

You need to speak to a civilian attorney before you write this essay.

DO NOT trust the military. You know that what they say is not necessarily what they will do. If this incident is unrelated to the Army, keep them as far away from it as humanly possible.

Also, if the incident was usubstantiated, how is it that you are having to go through a diversion officer? Is this diversion civilian or military?

SEE A LAWYER...PLEASE DON'T ASSUME. IT WILL COME BACK TO BITE YOU.

Answer 2

You can contact the JAG office, but civilian attorneys don't know anything about what the military can and cannot do you. Chances are they are fully withih thier rights. After all, that sergeants life may depend on your husband some day, your husband who was issued a firearms by our government, so he needs to know.

Fact is, you gave up a ton of rights when you enlisted. Maybe next time you can think it over a little before you do something that's so embarrassing you don't want anyone reading about it.

Answer 3

Are you in the Army? if so basically yes they can do this, they take away some rights when you join the army.
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EDIT: the army can't do **** to do you, you're not in the army so they can't do anything. Now your husband they could courtmarshall him but considering i don't know the circumstances of which you were arrested and why you had to write an essay(what do they think this is 3rd grade, YOU don't have to write an essay mind you). But the army can't hold anything secret either.

Answer 4

Unfortunately, when you are in the military, the "Double Jeopardy" law does not necessarily apply to you. If you were arrested for something, and the Civilian courts declares it to be unsubstantiated, the military courts/legal system still retains the right to provide punishment as they see fit. In most cases, dual punishments are applied. As for the letter, your commander has absolutely no right to see it. If the letter was written for civilian court/diversion purposes, then only the civilian courts/diversion officer have access to it. If your commander wants to read it, then he needs to give orders to you as part of the Military punishment to write another letter.

Answer 5

Have him take it up with his Platoon Sgt. Oh yeah and there is nothing more annoying than a soldier's spouse talking ****. Tell your husband to grab a pair and speak up for himself.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Not only can his sergeant do this - but it is his duty to do so.

Talking to the commander is nice - but it is the NCOs who need to know about their soldiers.

Answer 8

you need to contact the JAG office to check on your rights. Good Luck!

Answer 9

yes he could. an refuse to do the essay

Answer 10

No, you should report them. I think you could do that.