What does it mean to receive an Article 15 in the US military?
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I used to process Article 15s for my Air Force base, back in the 90s.
Just think of it as a plea deal. You got caught. There’s evidence and now you’re going to get punished, by your unit commander. At my base, DUIs and not showing up to work on time were the most popular ones.
Typical punishments were extra duty, fines, loss of rank (usually taking away a stripe). For more serious offenses, there could be confinement, which is putting you in the base jail.
You have the option to ask for a court martial, but I’ve never seen that done (and I’ve never heard it working out well for the airman)
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