End the Feres Doctrine: Let’s free our heroes from a legal relic

End the Feres Doctrine: Let’s free our heroes from a legal relic

In February, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case of Air Force Staff Sergeant Ryan Carter (not related to the author). In 2018, Carter underwent a medical procedure in a military treatment facility to alleviate a spinal condition that occurred during his military training. During the procedure, he suffered an injury to his spinal cord that left him a quadriplegic. It was alleged that this occurred because the surgeon negligently placed a t…