First off, I am not posting this to say that contractors are above the law or that we should not be held accountable. I want us to be held accountable and to serve honorably. But does that mean that all of our rights and legal protections should be thrown out with the bath water? I don’t think so, nor will I support that.
I also think that being covered by the UCMJ is appropriate, just as long as the military exercises that right to use UCMJ for matters concerning contractors. We are also accountable to the various SOFA’s out there, so to say that we are above the law is just not true.