You Can Be Court-Martialed Even AFTER Leaving Service

[Stickman]

Nothing new about this, I thought this was well known.

[Doc Safari]

Nothing new about this, I thought this was well known.

This is why I refrained from comment. It was news to me but it doesn't surprise me. Even in my law enforcement career I signed an agreement that I would "never" do certain things even after leaving the agency.

[ABNAK]

I think that is a reasonable inference. If the retiree commits the crime state side, the local DA or US attorney will prosecute in civilian courts.

In foreign countries, the US asserts jurisdiction to preserve diplomatic relations. Also, the retiree gets the benefit of US standards of due process. Plus, where would you rather be incarcerated, Leavenworth or some black hole?

Dishonorable discharges can only be awarded as punishment by general courts-martial.

One of the ironies here is that the retired pay that made one subject to prosecution can lead to reduction to E-1 with total forfeitures of all pay and allowances as well as the discharge. So now, when one finishes their confinement, there is no banked or future retired pay waiting for them.

Damn good point, I hadn't though of that! Of course this assumes a charge that is lesser enough (like not 1st degree murder) that they will eventually get out of jail.

[ramairthree]

Dammit.

I spent all that time on active duty being respectable.

Now you’re saying if I bang that red headed horse loving nurse or stripper with esteem problems and daddy issues I can get hung up on conduct uncecoming or adultery?

[docsherm]

So when does that John Kerry court martial happen?

As soon as HRC is on trial.......

[docsherm]

Dammit.

I spent all that time on active duty being respectable.

Now you’re saying if I bang that red headed horse loving nurse or stripper with esteem problems and daddy issues I can get hung up on conduct uncecoming or adultery?

Well shit, if I am still under the UCMJ then I want my issed weapons back....... only fair.... right?

[chuckman]

The legal scope to do it is very narrow.

[Averageman]

There's, I believe a Army General Officer now facing what might be life in prison for some invest stuff that happened Forty plus years ago.
Grazzioplne, I believe.

[platoonDaddy]

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Disregard, should have read the previous posts more carefully.

Bitch getting old

[Averageman]

Here we go;
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-...-rape-charges/
A retired Army major general was arraigned Thursday on six specifications related to the alleged rape of a minor over at least six years.

Retired Maj. Gen. James Grazioplene deferred entering a plea during the brief hearing at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on Thursday. He was not placed in custody and a date has not yet been announced for the next proceedings in his court-martial.

The Army said in a statement in October that Grazioplene would be assigned a military judge and a date would then be set for his trial. He faces a maximum punishment of forfeiture of pay and allowances as well as confinement for life.

At Grazioplene’s Article 32 hearing in August at Fort Meade, Maryland, the alleged victim described in detail escalating abuse starting at age 3 and repeated rapes going back to the early 1980s until she turned 18.

At the time of the August hearing, she was 46 years old.