a different article), but does include duties of a standby
nature. A person whose mental or physical abilities are
impaired by either liquor or drugs may be considered
drunk.
Art. 112a. Wrongful Use, Possession, etc., of
Controlled Substances
(a) Any person subject to this chapter
who
wrongfully
uses,
possesses,
manufactures, distributes, imports into the
customs territory of the United States, exports
from the United States, or introduces into an
installation, vessel, vehicle, or aircraft used by
or under the control of the armed forces a
substance described in subsection (b) shall be
punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b)
The substances referred to in
subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Opium,
heroin,
cocaine,
amphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide
[LSD], methamphetamine, phencyclidine,
barbituric acid, and marijuana and any
compound or derivative of any such
substance.
(2) Any substance not specified in
clause (1) that is listed on a schedule of
controlled substances prescribed by the
President for the purposes of this article.
(3)
Any other substance not specified
in clause (1) or contained on a list prescribed
by the President under clause (2) that is listed
in schedules I through V of section 202 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
Don’t do drugs! Just say NO!
Art. 113. Misbehavior of Sentinel
Any sentinel or lookout who is found
drunk or sleeping upon his post, or leaves it
before being regularly relieved, shall be
punished, if the offense is committed in time of
war, by death or such other punishment as a
court-martial may direct, but if the offense is at
any other time, by such punishment other than
death as a court-martial may direct.
Some actual or imaginary line does not limit a post,
nor is it confined to those times when you may be on
watch as a sentry. This article covers all periods when
you are standing a watch of any kind, such as guarding
stores or prisoners or acting as a bow lookout. It also
covers periods when you are performing any other duty
that requires you to remain alert at all times.
A sentinel on post who is found asleep or drunk is
guilty of a serious offense. In time of war, the offense
may be punishable by death. For persons in the armed
forces, drunkenness is prejudicial to good order and
discipline whenever and wherever it appears. Being
drunk in public, whether a person is in uniform or
civilian clothes, may bring discredit upon the service,
while being drunk on station is a breach of military
discipline. But being drunk while on duty as a sentinel
or lookout in time of war endangers every person in the
command.
Art. 114. Dueling
Any person subject to this chapter who
fights or promotes, or is concerned in or
connives at fighting a duel, or who, having
knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be
sent, fails to report the fact promptly to the
proper authority, shall be punished as a
court-martial may direct.
Art. 115. Malingering
Any person subject to this chapter who for
the purpose of avoiding work, duty, or
service—
(1)
feigns illness, physical disablement,
mental lapse or derangement; or
(2)
intentionally inflicts self-injury;
shall be punished as a court-martial may
direct.
Malingering is an offense defined as any act to
avoid duty by feigning (pretending) to be ill or
physically/mentally disabled.
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