The Single Soldier Quality of Life Initiative: Great Expectations of Privacy

Abstract

This thesis examines the Single Soldier Quality of Life Initiative (SSQOL) program that exists within U.S. Army, Europe, to determine how the program affects the soldier's Fourth Amendment expectations of privacy in the barracks. This thesis posits that the SSQOL's new privileges create greater expectations of privacy for soldiers living in the barracks. Not only does SSQOL adversely affect the commander's authority to regulate conduct within the barracks, but the program also reduces his authority to inspect and search his unit. SSQOL has the potential to change the barracks into a Fourth Amendment "home," protecting soldiers from warrantless apprehensions in the barracks. Because commanders' interests in maintaining good order and discipline outweigh single soldiers' privacy interests in the barracks, the author proposes changes to enhance command authority in the barracks. These changes include modifications to the SSQOL program and amendments to the Military Rules of Evidence and Rules for Courts-Martial.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA456652

Entities

People

  • Jacqueline Scott

Organizations

  • The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Congress
  • Court Martial
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Education
  • Military Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Police
  • Military Training
  • New York
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Personnel Management
  • Quality Of Life
  • United States

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