dude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 2 days agoPentagon threatens to court martial Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video that sparked Trump and MAGA furywww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up163
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minus-squarexerodin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoIf he is retired from the military and collecting a pension, he is still subject to the UCMJ.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoThat’s not what the laws I’ve find say.
minus-squarexerodin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoUCMJ Article 2 lists who the UCMJ applies to. Subsection a4 states: Retired members of a regular component of the armed forces who are entitled to pay.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoHow do we know he even chose to collect, you don’t have to and he’s an astronaut there’s a good chance he’s independently wealthy at this point. Federal law says 12 years, I thought it was 8 but it’s 12 now.
If he is retired from the military and collecting a pension, he is still subject to the UCMJ.
That’s not what the laws I’ve find say.
UCMJ Article 2 lists who the UCMJ applies to. Subsection a4 states:
How do we know he even chose to collect, you don’t have to and he’s an astronaut there’s a good chance he’s independently wealthy at this point.
Federal law says 12 years, I thought it was 8 but it’s 12 now.