The GI Rights Network is coalition of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that provide free and confidential information to United States military servicemembers, veterans, and their families.
[2] In her second place Hearst Journalism Award Winning features piece "Sincere Disapproval"[3] author Leah Lohse references the GI Rights Network for its expertise in dealing with conscientious objection.
A USA Today story on 4/1/2009, "Army investigating unfit soldiers sent to war," cited The GI Rights Hotline for assisting servicemembers who were being deployed with disabilities and other medical problems.
Jesse] Raymo said he and others had exhausted their efforts to complain to supervisors and felt their only recourse was working with the GI Rights Hotline to draft a petition outlining their claims of mistreatment to send to members of Congress.
He said more than 200 signatures have been gathered, most of them from civilians, and another petition signing event is being planned.GI Rights counselor, Bill Galvin, was interviewed in an NPR story about National Guard members who are objecting to being assigned to police demonstrations.