Jail for sex with widow

[the chi]

True, but it RARELY ever happens. Of all the cheating I have known of, both reported and not, no one has ever been punished and sent to jail.

This guy probably did something else too, and they are making an example of him.

Remember, when you are in the military, you BELONG to the military, you are US GOVT property and treated as such. I.E. you dont go to a frilly civie prison, you go to military prison!

[pickle.of.doom]

My bad, didn't see that the adultery charge was because dude was married. His bad, then, he had his own poon to go hit

[Archren]

Originally Posted by The Chi

It has been my experience that if a military member is keeping things above board, his behavior is beyond reproach and even spending time alone with someone in a way that it could be misconstrued is not acceptable.

Yup... Unfortunately for military, perception is HUGE... IIRC, if the command deems it "detrimental to good order and discipline"... that's all it takes. Even if nothing happened, the impression of an inappropriate relationship would have been enough for even an administrative slap on the wrist. The fact that they both confessed to adultery was just the final nail in the coffin.

I don't think he would have received confinement if he weren't a) a recruiter, b) the recruiter that brought in the woman's late husband, and c) if it weren't such a public case. When this shit happens, they typically receive non-judicial punishment (depending on he severity of the case.. at least a Field Grade Article 15) or maybe a summary court-martial, and while it will probably destroy their career, you won't hear about it unless you're in that unit or are assigned to that post. It's not clear from the article what level of court-martial he received.. given the popularity of the incident, I would assume it's a GCM, or general court-martial.

Like I said... military is a different world. Some of our customs might seem antiquated, but many of them still serve a very real purpose in our line of work. Something like adultery can actually have a very real effect on morale and discipline within a unit (especially if it's someone in a position of authority). Fuck around with morale and discipline enough... people start to get even more careless than usual, and that's when people get hurt or killed in combat. I've seen it happen. My first month in Iraq in '04 we busted a Sergeant Major (E9) down to Master Sergeant (E8) because of shit like this.

[pickle.of.doom]

Originally Posted by fatbuckRTO

I think you missed the article in the middle of the thread that explained that the offending Marine is married. That's my fault, the article I posted was light on pertinent details.

yep, just saw that, thanks.

[Trip]

It's still retarded, but he volunteered to be retarded, so it's his own fault.

[fatbuckRTO]

Originally Posted by Trip

It's still retarded, but he volunteered to be retarded, so it's his own fault.

exactly

[Archren]

Originally Posted by Trip

It's still retarded, but he volunteered to be retarded, so it's his own fault.

Now you're trackin'.

[Trip]

So does this rule apply if you go off fuckin a bunch of prostitutes in the red light district of amsterdam while your ball in chain is sitting back at whatever US base getting balled by someone else? Can you throw your nonmilitary wife in military prison for cheating on you? If so, that would be jawesome.

[the chi]

Originally Posted by Trip

So does this rule apply if you go off fuckin a bunch of prostitutes in the red light district of amsterdam while your ball in chain is sitting back at whatever US base getting balled by someone else? Can you throw your nonmilitary wife in military prison for cheating on you? If so, that would be jawesome.

What goes TDY STAYS TDY!!!

And no, you cant jail the spouse, but if she's doing a fellow military member, you CAN go after them.

Dork.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by The Chi

What goes TDY STAYS TDY!!!

And no, you cant jail the spouse, but if she's doing a fellow military member, you CAN go after them.

Dork.

All's fair in retardation, wives/husbands make a volunteer decision to marry a military person. They should be held to the same rules if you are going to make stupid rules about jailing adultery.