About Us
Welcome to the home of Oregon’s TDS, which are provided by the Army National Guard (ARNG) 8233d Trial Defense Team (8233d TDT), a subordinate operating element of the ARNG 4133 Regional Trial Defense Team (RTDT), and National Guard Bureau (NGB) TDS.
Oregon is also the home of the Army National Guard 4133d RTDT. Trial Defense Services along with the 4133d RTDT were initially established by National Guard Force structure approval memorandum 11 September 2009, and is responsible for technical supervision and rating of Army National Guard Trial Defense Counsel and Paralegals supporting the Army National Guard Trial Defense Service (ARNGTDS) within ten western states and the Pacific Territory of Guam.
Mission
The 8233rd TDT’s mission is to provide zealous advocacy and defense services to ARNG Soldiers whenever required by law or regulation and authorized by the ARNG TDS, our higher headquarters.
TDS defense services include 1) representing Soldiers charged with military criminal offenses at trial; 2) representing Soldiers during criminal investigations and before elimination or grade reduction boards; and, 3) counseling Soldiers regarding pretrial restraint, nonjudicial punishment, and various adverse administrative actions taken pursuant to military regulations.
Army National Guard Trial Defense Services Full-Time support (FTS)
The Army National Guard Full-Time Support Team (ARNG TDS FTS) is the primary resource for Soldier's seeking assistance. The TDS FTS team will provide an initial consultation, and then will transfer your file to an attorney located within Oregon. You must contact the TDS FTS team first to gain representation through TDS.
TDS services include but are not limited to:
- Representation with Administrative Investigations pursuant to Army Regulations
- Representation with adverse administrative procedures to include, but not limited to, the following:
- Separation,
- Withdrawal of Federal Recognition, and
- Memoranda of reprimand.
- Representation with Courts-Martial Proceedings
- Representation with Non-Judicial Punishment