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Originally posted by RACooper
Yet another update...
The US Air Force has dismissed charges against Mj. Schimdt, and instead he will face administrative punishment.... are there any US Military personnel kicking around on the board that can shed some light on what this means?
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From the looks of it, Maj. Schmidt will probably get an Article 15 (after Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), which is administrative, non-judicial punishment. This can range from forfeiture of part or all pay and allowances for a certain number of months, restriction to quarters, correctional custody (basically a re-hash of basic training, only for enlisted), demotion or a reprimand.
To a first-term enlisted person, an Article 15 isn't too much of a career-ender; for higher-ranking NCOs and officers it almost always means the end of a career, because there is no way in hell that they'll get another promotion again. If they're close to 20 years, they might let them stay to collect retirement; less than that and you might as well resign your commission.