did you know a captain in the military that is guilty of child abuse can hold his rank but never be deployed?
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I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case, but I know that in the active Army if a person beats a child or does ANY kind of domestic violence crime, that person's career is over.
446025
The previous responses show a relative lack of ignorance about the military's policies.  Generally the military allows those who go AWOL from BCT to come back with a relatively minimal punishment.  There will of course be punishment however it is not overly harsh (May seem so at the time though).\n\nIf you are chronically AWOL or gone for a substantial amount of time the punishments are different.  Generally they are chaptered (Kicked out) of the army under a policy called failure to adapt.  They are sent to Fort Knox for outprocessing and spend some time there before being sent home.  \n\nI realize that this varies on a case by case basis but my summary is generally accurate.
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As an Active Duty Officer does he not feel he  violated his code of conduct as an Officer as set down in  the UCMJ for that type of public expression WHILE an Active Duty Officer in the US Military? \n\nIt's called among other things ... Insubordination" .\n\nMilitary personnel DO NOT enjoy certain Civilian Constitutional Rights i.e. Double Jeopardy etc.
487202
I know exactly who you are talking about..the guy was living near my home town.  He never really got shot, He faked it all because enough people were calling him out on his hatred and disregard for our military's members' lives.  Unfortunately, I no longer have that link because it disgusted me so much.
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There were quite a few and many were shot by firing squad. I believe the youngest was a fifteen year old who gave a false age on enlisting.   It is also said that officers were never court marshalled for cowardice, this is because they were reduced to the ranks prior to being tried.
707103
Are you kidding? If he showed up in Iraq they'd probably boo him off the stage, and thats if someone didn't take a pot shot at him.\n\nEvery single soldier, sailor, airman and marine know that something is fishy about a guy who showed up in Vietnam for 3 months, got 3 purple hearts for wounds but never missed a day of duty, and won't release the relevant parts of his medical records that say what injuries he received.
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I had this private years ago who disobeyed a lawful order. I told him 3 times to do someting while we were in a truck. After the 3rd time I told him, he sucker punched me and was flailing me pretty good. I reached up, took the good old angle flashlight off of my LBE(it had one extra ring on it from an old flashlight) and hauled off and smacked that dude into next week with it. He got court marshaled,I got transfered out of that crappy unit that babied him to the point he thought he could get away with such things.He had a blsck eye for 2 months and a bad conduct discharge. THATS the best use of an angleheadflashlight I had.
539793
yes it is under Article 43 of the UCMJ (uniform code of military justice) unless it is desertion during war time then there is no statue of limitation. You cannot be punished with an Article 15 more than 2 yrs post the event and you cannot be Court-Martialed more than 5 yrs unless you are charged with death.
391034
if this is going on then you must report it to the child abuse hotline in your state. as far as the step father goes if he is in the military then report his behavior to the MP's or his Commanding officer. but definately tell someone.
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Keep in mind that ROTC is not military, so the Core Values of the Navy are pushed aside when it is convenient.  Since this is the case the UCMJ cannot be used for disciplinary action either.  I suggest that you take this you your commander (NON CADET), but this might only raise more problems.  Being that he is the Cadet XO, this person's conduct should be that of an officer of the Navy.  Again since this is only ROTC, and it is during his time there is probably nothing you can really do except discuss the problem with your commander.
392999
That position is simply a sop to the non military, they are their own judges and executioners, without reference to anyone. Thats why only idiots join armed services
282183
Yes. consider this:\nYou have a neighbor, a husband and wife with 3 kids. The husband constantly abuses the wife in front of her children. He sometimes even abuses the kids. Publically he laughs saying it isn't abuse at all,rather, husbandly love. The wife has bruises up and down her body, the kids have made several trips to the er room with "mysterious" broken bones. The police come to investigate the father time and time again but yet nothing happens. What do you do as a good neighbor who knows the truth about the abuse? Do you let the woman and children go on being abused or do you somehow try to intervene?\nWhat is the difference between that scenario and IRAQ?\nYes, the reasons that we used to go to IRAQ probably weren't the right reasons. But we brought Democracy to a country that has never had that freedom. We ended the rapings of innocent little children. We ended genocide from within the borders of IRAQ because the rest of the world was willing to listen in the news about the abuses. Only America had the courage and or audacity to intervene.
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guntmphys238 has ALMOST the right of it.  \n\nAny non-judicial PUNISHMENT stays with the military.  Any Courts Martial conviction will follow you.\n\nHOWEVER, if you were charged by the Military Police, you have a "Police" record that is accessible by civilian law enforcement.  ANY charge under the UCMJ is a federal offense, and that is considered a felony.
849234
For one day it would take the Military to decide he was too dangerous to continue.  Otherwise, it takes impeachment from Congress, which would take time.  Vets are organizing to do that.
288975
In the Marine Corps (might be the same in other branches), "something stupid" usually gets you NJP'd (non-judicial punishment).  NJP is a system to deal with lesser forms of misconduct, a way to take punitive action on minor misconduct that doesn’t warrant being sent to a court-martial.  It’s not designed to devastate, it’s designed to correct behavior.\n\nThe punishments vary depending on the commanding officer. Officers, captain (0-3) and below, can award forfeiture of seven days pay, seven days correctional custody unit for lance corporals and below, 14 days of restriction, or 14 days of extra punitive duty. Field-grade officers, major (0-4 and above), can award a forfeiture of a one-half months pay for two months, reduction to the next lower grade for sergeants (E-5) and below, 30 days of CCU for lance corporals and below, or 60 days of restriction and 45 days EPD.\n\nThe most common way NJP can hurt a Marine’s career is in promotion and re-enlistment when that Marine is compared to others who have clean records.
516712
I believe he signed a contract with the army of his own free will. He would have to talk to a lawyer to see if there is any way out of it.\n\nMaybe when he has to do his enlistment oath he can disagree with taking orders from the commander and chief?
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I have two sons in the military (not American) and no, I'm NOT willing to give them up for useless reasons like that.It  really bothers me every time I see someone else's child has been sacrificed. It reminds me of the Viet Nam War.Sad,Sad,sad.