Revised military conduct code puts brothels off-limits

[Newsjock]

http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20060324/News/103240028/0/FRONTPAGE

A recent change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) prohibits military personnel from patronizing a prostitute, even if prostitution has been deemed legal by local civil laws, like brothels in Churchill County.

President George W. Bush amended Article 134 of the UCMJ by Executive Order 12473 last October.

... If a sailor is caught frequenting a Northern Nevada brothel, Upham said the punishment would vary depending upon the circumstances.

"It could include going to a captain's mast or a court martial and can include loss of pay, a reduction in rank or incarceration, depending on the situation."

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[displacedtexan]

1. Now that's a way to save money!

Docking military pay in order to line the pockets of military
contractors, BushCo, and CheneyCo...

... a few pennies at a time.

Plus, if a soldier, sailor, or airman is court martialed,
benefits disappear.

[BOSSHOG]

9. Any money docked from a military member's pay

due to disciplinary action is given to Armed Forces Homes; establishments designed to take care of veterans in their older years. A military retiree will give up his/her retirement check (or part thereof) for the services provided by the Homes.

[AllegroRondo]

15. I remember that question from the promotion boards

amazing the stuff they made you memorize to get promoted.

[babylonsister]

2. You just can't make this stuff up, can ya?

I used to be shocked at some of the actions I read about, now I can but shake my head, or bang it. :banghead:

[Submariner]

3. Another Bush Doctrine of Murika

If nothing else, Chimpy is teaching me how to hate him more each day. What a major league ahole.

[sui generis]

4. It's the single most important thing they could be doing for the military

not.

U.S. military pecker patrol strikes again.

Makes you wonder why they didn't just say "if you don't tell us you were off in a cat house, we won't ask you" like they did when they went on gay pecker patrol.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. Halliburton got the contract for sex, too?

[smomfr]

6. Thats what is really ¨FABULOUS¨ about ........

dumbya´s administration. They have a morale problem with the troops, no problem, forbid them to get laid. A sure fire solution.

[wakeme2008]

7. I know in Vietnam we had race problems and other problems

ONLY when town was off-limits. As long as everybody was getting laid, there was no problems please were happy...

[Canuckistanian]

8. Isn't this encouraging homosexuality?

All them soldiers might turn gay on us.

I don't think that abstinence is something you're going to sell to the armed forces.

[sarge43]

10. I like to know how they're planning to enforce this in Europe.

On any given weekend a fair share of the NATO forces are in A'dam enjoying its pleasures and I don't mean boat trips around the canals.

[acmejack]

11. Well I'll be damned!

[lpbk2713]

12. Good ol' Article 134 UCMJ

The Catch-All Clause.


Anything that doesn't have a specific rule against it comes under Article 134. The rationale behind it is "We say you shouldn't have done that (whatever the alleged infraction may be) and you should have known better. You are WRONG."

[sarge43]

13. It's more the "Gotcha" article

We don't have anything specific we can nail you on, so let's just say we don't like your conduct.

[Bigmack]

14. Didn't I read that the UCMJ...

... also covers masturbation. Since Dimson "came" to power, that is?

Can't imagine such a situation. If you can't even pull your own wire... what's the sense.

[sarge43]

16. Again, HTF it could be enforced, unless ....

the perp jacked off in public or someone ratted him/her out.

Technically, masturbation could be (cough) covered by the sodomy article.

[Bigmack]

20. "It's part of my body....

... and I can wash it as fast as I want."

It ain't the enforcement..... it's the mindset of the dweebs in charge. I can't fathom soldiers/sailors/Marines doing without sex completely.

I know the military has changed since I was in (Smedley Butler was a Boot Brown Bar), but this shit is ridiculous!

[Squatch]

17. Article 134 covers debt

Elements.

(1) That the accused was indebted to a certain person or entity in a certain sum;

(2) That this debt became due and payable on or about a certain date;

(3) That while the debt was still due and payable the accused dishonorably failed to pay this debt; and

(4) That, under the circumstances, the conduct of the accused was to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces or was of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.

Explanation. More than negligence in nonpayment is necessary. The failure to pay must be characterized by deceit, evasion, false promises, or other distinctly culpable circumstances indicating a deliberate nonpayment or grossly indifferent attitude to-ward one’s just obligations. For a debt to form the basis of this offense, the accused must not have had a defense, or an equivalent offset or counterclaim, either in fact or according to the accused’s belief, at the time alleged. The offense should not be charged if there was a genuine dispute between the parties as to the facts or law relating to the debt which would affect the obligation of the accused to pay. The offense is not committed if the creditor or creditors involved are satisfied with the conduct of the debtor with respect to payment. The length of the period of nonpayment and any denial of indebtedness which the accused may have made may tend to prove that the accused’s conduct was dishonorable, but the court-martial may convict only if it finds from all of the evidence that the conduct was in fact

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

18. "Off-limits" just told us where the action was when I was in.

First thing you did was check for the back door.

[Nickster]

19. Been there, done that. :-)

[tabasco]

21. That should help with the recruiting problem.

Turn the Army into Sunday school.