Military services change reporting process for threats after investigation spurred by Maine shooting

Military services change reporting process for threats after investigation spurred by Maine shooting


Army, Navy, and Air Force leaders have agreed to change the policies regarding reporting threats made by service members, according to a Department of War Office of the Inspector General report.

The review found that military service commanders were not required by policy to report service members who make threats against civilians or nongovernmental facilities to the service’s senior leadership, though there were rules for medical providers prior to the report. The services agreed to update their policies, per the report.

The findings were released on Thursday and were initiated in the aftermath of the deadliest shooting in Maine’s history when former Army Reservist Robert Card killed 18 people on Oct. 25, 2023, and injured more than a dozen others. He had displayed a series of

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