YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS LAWSUIT

Ask to Be Included (Opt- In)

Participate in this lawsuit. 

By asking to be included in this lawsuit you acquire rights to any money or benefits that result from the Court's decision in this lawsuit. You will not give up any legal rights if you join this lawsuit. However, if you join you are bound by the outcome, whether favorable or unfavorable to you. This means that if you join the lawsuit, you cannot sue the Army separately (at another time through another lawsuit) about the same legal claims asserted in this lawsuit.

Do Nothing

Get no benefits from the lawsuit. Keep rights to sue the Army separately.

By doing nothing, you will not be included in this lawsuit and you will have no rights to any money or benefits that may come from the Court's decision. However you keep the right to sue the Army separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit, as long as it is timely filed. You will also have the right to individually pursue relief from a military review board.