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Non-judicial punishment proceedings are known by different terms among the services. In the Army and the Air Force, non-judicial punishment is referred to as Article 15; in the Marine Corps it is called being "NJP'd", being sent to "Office Hours", or satirically amongst the junior ranks, "Ninja Punched". [3]
Military Police: Enemy Prisoners of War, Retained Personnel, Civilian Internees and Other Detainees is the full title of a United States Army regulation usually referred to as AR 190-8, that lays out how the United States Army should treat captives.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the foundation of the system of military justice of the armed forces of the United States.The UCMJ was established by the United States Congress in accordance with their constitutional authority, per Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which provides that "The Congress shall have Power . . . to make Rules for the Government and ...
A letter of reprimand may be issued in lieu of punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. A formal letter of reprimand is placed in the service member's permanent personnel record. In the US Navy, a letter of reprimand can only be given as a result of non-judicial punishment or a court-martial conviction. [citation needed]
Title 10 of the United States Code outlines the role of United States Armed Forces. [1] It provides the legal basis for the roles, missions and organization of each of the services as well as the United States Department of Defense.
Article 93 was changed to make the act of sodomy a crime in itself, separate from the offense of assault with intent to commit sodomy. The law went into effect on February 4, 1921. From February 4, 1921 to December 26, 2013, sodomy was prohibited in the United States military. Those found guilty of violating it were punished as a court-martial ...
The Army Lawyer, June 2006. Morris, Lawrence J. "“This Better Be Good”: The Courts Continue to Tighten the Burden in Unlawful Command Influence Cases". The Army Lawyer, May 1998. Kiel, John L., Jr. "They Came In Like a Wrecking Ball: Recent Trends at CAAF in Dealing With Apparent UCI". The Army Lawyer, January 2018.
Additionally, article 58a of the UCMJ provides that, unless otherwise provided in regulation, an enlisted member above the pay grade of E-1 sentenced by a court-martial to confinement, a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge, or hard labor without confinement, shall be automatically reduced to the pay grade of E-1. [6]