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Is having an affair a court-martiallable offense?

posted 15 years ago by Plague2005
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Hi,

I'm curious. I noticed Sunhill threatening one of the officers who was involved with Elizabeth on court martial and prison if I'm not mistaken. Is it an offense in the military?

I don't know why they had Sunhill and Brenner have a past affair in the movie. It made no sense what-so-ever and it ruined the chemistry for me. I usually dislike romance that involves someone cheating on someone. Could have done without it.

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[–] profundity 15 years ago

Yes it is against the rules of conduct but it isn't in the UCMJ it's prosecuted under the general order so facing an actual military court is rare unless it creates a scandal in the media or on base. It is a pain in the ass to prove intent under the general order (134) so they offer a lot to get you to cop to it and move on.

During most incidents people are stripped of pay or rank for a short time or assigned a real pain in the ass duty for awhile. But yes, in cases where it is severe or repeated it gravitates up to dishonorable discharge and/or military imprisonment.

[–] GingerSnaps69 15 years ago

Conduct unbecoming of an officer is an offense in the US military. Affairs fall under that category.

Sundill and Brenner have a past, but I don't think it was an extramarital affair. I believe they were lovers once and no longer. It added to the sexual tension of the movie.

[–] Plague2005 15 years ago

but I don't think it was an extramarital affair

It was an affair. She said so in the movie that Brenner was the other man. He was under the assumption she was cheating on him but the truth was that she was cheating on someone else with him.

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[–] mikeyg24 15 years ago

No she said she was engaged to the other guy and Paul was her bit on the side. She wasn't married.

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[–] Plague2005 15 years ago

He asked the question but she never answered. She was engaged though during the affair.

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[–] marinacyu 14 years ago

He asked her something among the lines of 'So did you end up marrying him?' and she didn't answer. Which means that she wasn't married during that period.

[–] Plague2005 14 years ago

Yes she wasn't married but she was engaged to the guy. That's what I said.

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