What does it mean to receive an Article 15 in the US military?
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when you join the military, you have a higher set of laws you have to follow. that group of laws is called the “Uniform Code of Military Justice”. within that law, one form of punishment for rule violations is non-judicial. there is no hearing. there is no defense. there is just a commander approving punishment based on a servicemember’s actions. the part of the UCMJ that allows that is Article 15. and Article 15 punishment is basically for low level violations, like showing up to work late too many times, not being where you’re supposed to be, abandoning your responsibilities in a way that doesn’t cause significant harm, or a violation of rules regarding drug use
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