The code reads as follows.
(a) Any person subject to this chapter who engages in unnatural carnal copulation with another person of the same or opposite sex or with an animal is guilty of sodomy. Penetration , however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
(b) Any person found guilty of sodomy shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Does this only pertain to consensual anal sex between homosexuals and anal rape of either gender? What does "unnatural carnal copulation" mean exactly according to the military? Why?
If anyone answering is a member of the military could you please leave your rank? That'd be just super.
2007-08-07 19:10:26 · 6 answers · asked by Omnileech 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It makes specific sexual acts -- as defined -- illegal.
The phrase "unnatural carnal copulation" is just a general term for how those specific sexual acts are grouped, and by the definition requires penetration.
It refers to the act, regardless of gender (or species).
Whether it refers to oral sex, you'd have to check the specific cases that have interpreted the code section -- since it mentions "sodomy" in the text, the implication is that it does not include oral sex. But that's up to the courts to clarify.
Whether it is still valid after the 2003 ruling by the US Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas -- that's debatable.
2007-08-07 19:15:42 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole point here is proof, in order for a charge like this to stick there always has to be witnesses, or medical proof of the act and the determination of the court martial board will be such that if it is considered unnatural, it is, getting head is sodomy, and as a military legal clerk friend of mine defined it to me as such, any object that enters any organ on another person, ie pencils ,bottles ,penis ,it doesnt matter and thats where the court makes its decision, as far as affairs in the military, you can be charged with adultery as well as sodomy if the femalle becomes pregnant, anal sex is not considered a natural act in the military at all, that would be the unnatural carnal copulation, wether it be females or males or both,SSG
2007-08-08 03:30:44 · answer #2 · answered by sofmatty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It means any sort of anal or oral sex. However, it is not enforced unless there are extenuating circimstances. The last time I seen the sodomy charge used was when a married soldier received oral sex from a subordinate. The subordinate admitted that the act took place. I think the commander threw that charge in for extra measure.
2007-08-08 02:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means when taken literally.
That any one caught in a sexual act weather it be with a male or female that is not straight up "missionary" style sex. Or engages in bestiality can be brought to court-martial and the court-martial would decide how to deal with the matter.
But with the passage of don't ask don't tell.
(see H.R. 2401) The USC (United States Code) which overrules UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) dictates that anyone who tries to be openly homosexual shall be under article 125. Those who keep their homosexuality under wraps cannot be tried under article 125.
Former Airman 1st Class
2007-08-08 02:24:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means "NO BUTT SEX!"... be it with another man, or a woman, or (and I don't know why they put it in there) an animal...
It's one of those ancient laws from way back when... But, if you were doing it with your wife up the pooper and then she wanted get you arrested she could have you charged for it... Although I doubt anybody would actually go to trial for it.
2007-08-08 03:32:50 · answer #5 · answered by Jay L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Article 125 is explained very well at the following site:
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/punitivearticles/a/mcm125.htm
2007-08-08 02:22:22 · answer #6 · answered by Jim K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋