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Antiwar Soldier

How to Dissent Within the Ranks of the Military

Jonathan W. Hutto
May 2008     ISBN: 1568583788

Navy Petty Officer Jonathan W. Hutto, Sr. enlisted in the United States Navy in January of 2004. Two years later, along with a small group of fellow service men and women, he helped build one of the first active duty anti-war groups since Vietnam. Drawing on his own experience as an activist, as well as the experiences of the GI resistance movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Hutto reminds us of the citizenship rights of active duty, reserve and National Guard forces, while providing guidance and expertise for those who wish to be heard.

In the short term, writes Hutto, the goal is to "mobilize hundreds and thousands of military members throughout the world to file their grievances and reservations with members of Congress on the Iraq War." In the long term: "To build permanence with the formation of an Active Duty Network that can advocate on behalf of active duty members on a range of issues to all levels of government."

About the Authors

Navy Petty Officer Jonathan W. Hutto, Sr. enlisted in the United States Navy in January of 2004. Hutto previously worked for Amnesty International USA as Membership Program Coordinator (MPC) for the Mid-Atlantic United States from May 2000 to January 2003. As the MPC, Hutto provided direction and guidance to over 250 student youth chapters. In the fall of 2001, after the brutal killing of Howard alumnus Prince Jones by a Prince George's county officer, Hutto initiated a police accountability project in Prince George's County, Maryland to combat police brutality which affected mostly Black and Latino citizens.

Before joining AI, Hutto worked for the American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area (ACLU/NCA) as their Community Outreach Director.

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