# Practice profile: Military & Defence Law — United States

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `us-military`. Loaded after `us/CLAUDE.md`, before invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

U.S. military & defence law — courts-martial, UCMJ disciplinary actions, administrative separations, and military appellate decisions.

## Forums & authorities

**Courts-martial**, the service Courts of Criminal Appeals, and the **Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF)**.

## Key sources of law

**Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. ch. 47)** and the **Manual for Courts-Martial**. For legal family, court hierarchy, and working language, see `us/CLAUDE.md`.

## Citation discipline

Follow the rules in `us/CLAUDE.md`. **Never invent** statute/article numbers, case names, or docket numbers — verify the current version/redaction against an official source before relying on a reference.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

Civilian criminal defence → `criminal`; veterans' benefits are a separate matter.

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current
> statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
