Poor decisions often come with bad consequences in military life, and this is often a right and just order to things. Poor decisions by an officer can lead to unnecessary deaths in combat and when officers are punished for poor decisions in peacetime, perhaps they learn their lesson before the bullets start flying. In the […]
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Maximum Sentence: Dishonorable Discharge 16 years and 10 months in Confinement Total Forfeiture Reduction to E-1 Federal Felony Conviction An Army Staff Sergeant stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii was arrested by military law enforcement in a sting operation for possession of methamphetamines and unlawfully possessing a firearm that was not registered to him. Prior to this arrest,
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Maximum Punishment: DD, 11 years and 7 months confinement, total forfeiture, reduction to E-1, Federal felony conviction An Army Private stationed at Camp Casey, Korea was charged at a general court martial with three specifications of desertion, one failure to report, and dishonorably failing to pay a debt and placed in pre-trial confinement. Tim Bilecki, a
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