What is an Article 14, UCMJ, charge?

Question

What exactly does it mean and how does the army process this charge? Could an individual be court martialed for receiving this article.
My husband is stationed in Korea. Even though this was not a PCS move, I still moved into country and registered myself as an alien. So, since I am considered an immigrant, I'm allowed to own property here. I purchased a vehicle and allowed my hubby to drive it. He was found off post by his Comm Sarg Maj driving the vehicle, without a POV license. Now his E7 has given him a summary article and requested for an Article 14 action to take place. He is suppose to PCS back to Texas in 31 days. How will this affect him. He was not apprehended by the Rep of korea police, nor military police. His Comm Sarg Maj told him to park the car and report to the CQ desk and contact his first sarg and notify him of his actions.

Answer 1

you DH is NOT ALLOWED to have a DL in Korea, period. he is NOT PERMITTED to drive while in Korea. your status as the owner of the POV who gave permission has nothing to do with it.



he won't get court martialed over this, but he WILL get into trouble. He could be fined, he could lose a stripe, he could get extra duty, he could be forced to move in Barracks and no longer be permitted to live with you off base.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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What is an Article 14, UCMJ, charge?

What exactly does it mean and how does the army process this charge? Could an individual be court martialed for receiving this article.

My husband is stationed in Korea. Even though this was not a PCS move, I still moved into country and registered myself as an alien. So, since I am considered an...

Answer 4

Only Officers can punish, not Enlisted.



You can only be court martialed under the Punitive Articles of the UCMJ which are Articles 77-134. And if you are given non-judicial punishment, it falls under Article 15 of the UCMJ. If a member chooses not to accept his Article 15 from his Commander, then it typically goes to court.



So what article was he charged with under 77-134? He will know, because by law you have to be immediately notified when you are charged.

Answer 5

Here is a link to explain article 14. I don't fully understand it since he wasn't caught by local authority. Unless there is an agreement with local autorities in place for this. I would think that this would take JAG approval first. As everyone else already told you, only his commanding officer can execute any of the articles under the UCMJ, not enlisted personnel. Enlisted personnel like to say that they are going to NJP you just to scare you. But I am sure that he went to an inbrief when he got that, so he also be in violation of either a lawful or general order.

Answer 6

O_o Next time your sad or depressed or whatever call a friend, your mom, spouse, even an ex or the suicide crisis line. If all else fails PRAY, its always a great idea to start there first. You are now going to have to deal with the consequence of a rather crazy decision that you have made. I hope that you are prepared to deal with the emotional tailspin that is sure to come with your discharge, especially since 9 outta 10 it will be less then honarable. There isn't much you can do now besides wait until the smoke clears and your put out. You can talk to the JAG department as well, but if I were you I would be making preparations on what I will be doing to provide for myself as a civilian. I wish you so much luck and peace from within. Pray.

Answer 7

Keep in mind neither his Command Sergeant Major, First Sergeant, nor his Sergeant First Class (E-7) can give him UCMJ punishment. Only his commanding officers can give him summary, company, or Field Grade punishment. Article 14 doesn't make sense to me in this case. He is just going to have to take his lumps and drive on. He shouldn't have been driving without a license.