Let’s say a former US soldier started talking about what he’s seen in a war in a way that revealed sensitive information about policies, operations or technology, who would tell him to knock it off and possibly arrest him? What laws and regulations would be invoked to try him? Would he get a court martial even though he’s out of the military?
Just in case it needs to be said, I don’t need answer quick.
Unless one is under some sort of reserve or inactive status they will not court martial. The suspect is a civilian. (You can be recalled to active duty to face a court martial but only for act that occurred while you were still on duty). Knowingly revealing classified information is against federal law so the FBI would handle the case. I’m no expert on federal law but I believe it will fall under 18 USC (legal squiggly thing I don’t know how to type) 798.
There may be more statutes it falls under also.
Almost every country has the equivalent of an Official Secrets Act. Revealing classified information is a crime. You get prosecuted, just like a real crime.
There have also been cases of MI6 or CIA employees writing books afterwards. IIRC, you sign a contract with the CIA that they get first dibs to edit your book before it’s published to remove anything they feel is sensitive. As a legal contract, they can go after your publisher if you ignore the requirement. I remember one case of a fellow publishing in France or something because he felt MI6 was not letting him say what he wanted to.
I think it is much more likely that you would be prosecuted if what you published was embarrassing to the military.
It’s the legal squiggly thing they always getcha on.
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The FBI as one navy retiree said. Richard Marcinko in his books says it’s SEAL and Pentagon people.