If command takes steps to place you on "legal hold," with a view toward taking you to court-martial, then you can be held past your EAS. Depending...

How much trouble will I get in for fruadulent enlistment under medical dq?

Fraudulent enlistment is an offense and can subject you to prosecution under the UCMJ. It is not common, however, to see such an offense go to...

How can someone be pretrial for 8 months for a Article 86 /U/A charge and be sent to a MCFBOP for medical evaluation?

My understanding from this case is that there were issues as to his mental competence. The military judge held a hearing to determine if he was in...

What are the chances of me getting a waiver to reenlist?

Your question is somewhat confusing, and some additional facts might help get better assistance. It sounds like, at one level, you were taken...

Upon returning to the brig, he returns to active duty status for the remainder of the period that he is in the service. It may take a few weeks to...

A few additional wrinkles. If you had the ability to demand trial (that is, not attached to or embarked on a vessel) and did not do so, subsequent...

If command would choose to formally punish me in addition to the punishment already enforced, are the initial extra duties legal

Different services have differing rules concerning administering Extra Military Instruction in the form of additional duties. In the Navy and...

Can I wear it in public/private?

The concern you express here relates to the "Stolen Valor Act," which makes wearing medals not earned a crime if done with the intent for monetary...

The inability to refuse NJP if attached to or embarked on a vessel is an issue that Sailors and Marines are stuck with--there is no way around it. ...

Can i still be punished for assault or is it self defense

A couple of additional thoughts: First, are you attached to or embarked on a ship? If so, you can be taken to Captain's Mast without the right to...