I know this airmen who is not married but he's messing around with this other guys wife and he knows she's married. Can he get in trouble for this or does?
2007-09-21 08:17:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yes, under the UCMJ (Uniformed Code of Military Justice), adultery is illigal. It's under Article 134.
The maximum charge is Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 1 year.
2007-09-21 08:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus & Kristle 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Adultery is illegal according to the UCMJ, though I'm not sure if people get discharged for it very often. I know you can get an article 15, and they are bringing those charges against Troops more and more these days. Higher ranking officers, while not necissarily getting discharged, often find their careers in shambles after being busted for adultery. When I was deployed there was a big sex scandal having to do with a lot of commanding officers having extra marital affairs. Many of them were asked (basically told) to retire. One guy even lost his civillian job when he got home because of the scandal!
2007-09-21 08:29:09 · answer #2 · answered by kittiesandsparklelythings 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes he can get into trouble. Even more so if all of these people are in the same command. I won't say a discharge isn't possible, it's up to a military judge. It wouldn't be a honorable discharge which will hurt him severely when he gets out.
2007-09-21 08:24:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's possible. The higher in rank, the more likely it is that you could be discharged...for "conduct unbecoming..." IF the airman's superiors find out about his adultery, they would probably "order" him to stop seeing the woman and maybe give him a letter of reprimand. Then if he is caught after that, the charges would be more severe for not obeying an order.
2007-09-21 08:32:08 · answer #4 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If his commander decides to do anything about the airman having the affair, then he will probably get an Article 15 (equal to a civilian misdemeanor). If he wants to try and fight it in a court martial proceeding then he could get a dishonorable discharge.
The airman also runs the chance of getting shot by a jealous husband.
2007-09-21 09:19:58 · answer #5 · answered by RomeoMike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several years ago, an officer on a nuclear bomber was expelled for carrying an affair on with a civilian man. She had dummied up reports about her negligence on the bomber, but the Air Force simply cut her with the technicality.
Dumb *** liberal press made a big whodo about the injustice, but the military was protecting our citizens, instead of dragging out a long litigation.
2007-09-21 08:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas Paine 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes adultery can lead to a discharge. It woule depend on many circumstances, but if it did indeed, lead to a discharge it would be either a dishonorable or a bad conduct discharge.
2007-09-21 08:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've seen people get NJP for adultery but I never saw somebody actually discharged for it. However, with the drawdown in effect it is very possible to get kicked out now.
2013-09-29 11:19:25 · answer #8 · answered by AD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you cannot be discharged for adultery itself, what you could get discharged for is "bringing the forces into disrepute", ie giving the army, airforce or navy a bad name due your actions. As for the case you highlight, he cannot be tried at all for adultery as he is not married but for disrepute.
2007-09-21 08:55:19 · answer #9 · answered by Elizabeth L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If a person could get discharged for that there would only be about five people left in the military
2007-09-21 08:27:33 · answer #10 · answered by xyz 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋