assateague wrote:Tomkat wrote:Olly wrote:I've been to an open court martial before never on the jury though. Always a good time to watch, in my experience no one ever gets court martialed unless they deserved it.
What are minor offenses you can get a CM for? I understand killing, stealing ect but what about minor offenses.
Anything, if you want. I was given an Article 15 for some dumb shit, which was a 2LT's fault, and I demanded a court martial for it, rather than non-judicial punishment. Basically, your commander can pass judgement, up to a month forfeiture of pay and/or barracks restriction for a couple months, or whatever other punishment someone can dream up, or you can choose a court martial. There really is no "not guilty" with the former option. I knew I didn't do it, the CO knew I didn't do it, and the 2LT damn sure knew I didn't do it. CO tried to talk me out of it, but that's bullshit. I demanded a court martial every day for a week before he just let the whole thing go.
I got an LOR(Letter of Reprimand) and Airman of the Quarter all is the same week once. Got the LOR for not participating in group PT. Group PT that day was basketball and I decided to run. Fuck them. Two days later the commander gave me Airman of the Quarter and I smiled as the guy who reprimanded me was forced to be in the picture with me. I had the biggest smile on my face that day.