UCMJ Article 126: Arson
Article 126 defines and penalizes arson in the military context, distinguishing between aggravated arson and simple arson. Aggravated arson involves…
UCMJ Article 134: Stolen Property (Knowingly Receiving, Buying, Concealing)
Receiving, buying, or concealing stolen property under Article 134 criminalizes the knowing acquisition or concealment of property that has been…
UCMJ Article 89: Disrespect Toward a Superior Commissioned Officer
Article 89 makes it an offense for any person subject to the UCMJ to behave with disrespect toward a superior…
UCMJ Article 110: Improper Hazarding of Vessel or Aircraft
Article 110 criminalizes the improper hazarding of any vessel in the naval service of the United States. The article distinguishes…
UCMJ Article 81: Conspiracy
Article 81 prohibits two or more persons subject to the UCMJ from agreeing to commit an offense and then taking…
UCMJ Article 125: Kidnapping
Article 125 criminalizes the wrongful seizure, confinement, inveigling, decoying, or carrying away of another person and holding that person against…
UCMJ Article 113: Drunken or Reckless Operation of a Vehicle, Aircraft, or Vessel
Article 113 criminalizes the drunken, reckless, or wanton operation of vehicles, aircraft, and vessels, as well as operation while impaired…
UCMJ Article 112a: Wrongful Use of Controlled Substances
Article 112a is the primary drug offense provision of the UCMJ, covering the wrongful use, possession, manufacture, distribution, introduction, and…
UCMJ Article 132: Frauds Against the United States
Article 132 addresses various forms of fraud against the United States, including the making or delivery of false claims, forgery…
UCMJ Article 134: General Article (Overview)
Article 134, known as the General Article, is the broadest and most versatile punitive article in the UCMJ. It operates…
UCMJ Article 103: Spies
Article 103 addresses espionage in the form of spying and provides for the most severe penalties in the UCMJ, including…
UCMJ Article 134: Quarantine (Medical Breaking)
Breaking medical quarantine under Article 134 covers the willful violation of a quarantine imposed by lawful authority for the prevention…
UCMJ Article 120: Sexual Assault
Article 120 is the UCMJ's primary provision addressing rape and sexual assault within the military. The article has undergone multiple…
UCMJ Article 87: Missing Movement
Article 87 criminalizes the failure of a service member to deploy with their ship, aircraft, or unit when it departs…
UCMJ Article 97: Unlawful Detention
Article 97 prohibits the unlawful detention or confinement of any person by someone acting under military authority. It serves as…
UCMJ Article 127: Extortion
Article 127 criminalizes extortion, defined as obtaining something of value from another person through the wrongful use of force, threats,…
UCMJ Article 91: Insubordinate Conduct Toward Warrant Officer, NCO, or Petty Officer
Article 91 prohibits three forms of insubordinate conduct directed at warrant officers, noncommissioned officers, or petty officers: striking or assaulting…
UCMJ Article 134: Dishonorably Failing to Pay Debts
Dishonorably failing to pay debts under Article 134 addresses conduct by service members who fail to pay just debts in…
UCMJ Article 134: Jumping from Vessel into the Water
Jumping from a vessel into the water is a specialized military offense under Article 134 that criminalizes the act of…
UCMJ Article 108: Damage, Wrongful Disposition, Sale, Loss or Destruction of U.S. Military Property
Article 108 addresses offenses involving U.S. military property, including selling, damaging, destroying, or wrongfully disposing of it, as well as…