What is Military Sentinel?
Military Sentinel is a joint initiative of the Department of Defense and the Federal Trade Commission that aims to improve consumer protection for service members and DOD civilians. The FTC designed Military Sentinel to centralize the online collection of consumer complaints from the DOD and military communities. Consumer fraud and identity theft complaints entered via Military Sentinel are accessible to more than 550 law enforcement agencies via the Consumer Sentinel Network. Information from these complaints will help target law enforcement actions and consumer education initiatives and will result in better protection for consumers in the DOD and military communities.