Help keep the MCM up to date

Anyone can propose corrections and updates to the Military Rules of Evidence and the Rules for Courts-Martial. An administrator reviews every proposal before it appears on the site, so the public text stays accurate and sourced.

You’ll need a free contributor account to propose changes. Create an account

1Create a contributor account

Register with your name, business or agency, and email address. Your account is active right away — no waiting for approval to start proposing edits. (Approval applies to each change you submit, not to the account itself.)

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2Find the text that needs updating

Browse the Rules of Evidence or the Rules for Courts-Martial, or use the search box to jump to a rule by number or keyword. Open the rule you want to change.

3Use the edit controls

When you’re signed in, edit controls appear throughout the site — exactly the same controls an administrator uses:

  • Edit — change the wording of a rule, a subparagraph, or a section heading.
  • Add — add a new rule, a subparagraph, or a discussion note.
  • Delete — propose removing a provision that no longer belongs.

Make your change in the form and save it. Nothing on the public site changes yet — your edit is packaged up as a proposal and sent to the review queue.

4Cite your authority

If your change reflects a real legal development — an executive order, public law, statute, or case — tick “Mark as changed” in the edit form and attach the authority behind it. You can pick an authority that’s already on file or add a new one (its citation, a link, and the effective date).

A new authority you add is itself reviewed: it’s only created on the site if and when the administrator approves the change that relies on it.

Leave “Mark as changed” unticked for minor fixes like typos or formatting.

5Track your proposals

Every change you submit shows up on your dashboard with its status:

  • Pending review — waiting for an administrator to review it.
  • Approved — applied to the live rules. Thank you!
  • Rejected — not applied; the reviewer may leave a note explaining why.

When a proposal is approved, the change is credited to you in the rule’s revision history.

6Manage your account

From your dashboard you can change your password at any time. Need to update your name, organization, or email? Ask an administrator.

Tips for a proposal that gets approved
  • Match the existing style — capitalization, labels like (a)/(1)/(A), and phrasing.
  • Keep each proposal focused on one provision so it’s easy to review.
  • Attach the controlling authority whenever your edit reflects a change in the law.
  • Use the change note field to briefly explain what you changed and why.
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How review works

Public read, reviewed write. Your proposals never change the live text on their own — an administrator approves each one first. That keeps the MCM here accurate and traceable to a source.