Sentence examples for commanders power from inspiring English sources

The Wilkerson case highlights the broader military justice problem of allowing senior commanders power to decide whether criminal charges are brought against their subordinates and whether to throw out a verdict once it is rendered.

Amani Leo was not only moderately successful but also gave its commanders power, patronage, and control over lucrative mines and trade routes.

The US Army has provided some mild relief for its estimated 15,000 transgender soldiers by issuing a directive that takes away local military commanders' power to discharge service members over their sexuality, and moving that power into the hands of high-ranking civilian officials.

Mr. Levin, a longtime supporter of the military, was pressured to take action but, perhaps harboring few illusions about changing the system, hinted early on that he would not defy Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the majority of military brass who do not want the commanders' powers removed in sexual assault cases.

The convention furthermore gives the aircraft commander power to ensure law and order on board his aircraft and to disembark any offender in any contracting state in which the aircraft lands.

I bet Commander Power, the Staff Officer, Operations, the sum of ten shillings that we would see nothing of the enemy".

Cunningham had lost his bet with Commander Power but he had won a strategic victory in the war in the Mediterranean.

Six-minute walk distance has been shown to correlate strongly with maximum exercise capacity (VO2peak) in IPF and has shown responsiveness to change following pulmonary rehabilitation in IPF [ 18] and ILD [ 17]. 1. Peripheral muscle strength will be assessed using a hand held dynamometer (Commander Power track II, JTech Medical, Utah, USA).

The senator has said that taking that power from commanders might encourage men and women in the services to report sexual crimes without fear of retaliation.

Ms. Gillibrand's measure, which is opposed by top Pentagon leaders, would take sexual assault cases outside the military chain of command and give military prosecutors, rather than accusers' commanders, the power to decide which cases to try.

Her bill would give military prosecutors — not commanders — the power to decide which cases to try.