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Art. 87. Missing Movement - 14325_61
Art. 98. Noncompliance with Procedural Rules

Basic Military Requirements (BMR) Revised Edition
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a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer, while that officer is in the execution of his office; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. This  article  has  the  same  general  objectives  with respect to warrant officers, noncommissioned officers, and petty officers as articles 89 and 90 have with respect to commissioned officers. Namely, it ensures obedience to their lawful orders and protects them from violence, insult, or disrespect. Art. 92. Failure to Obey Order or Regulation Any person subject to this chapter who (1)   violates  or  fails  to  obey  any  lawful general order or regulation; (2)   having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which  it  is  his  duty  to  obey,  fails  to  obey  the order; or (3)   is derelict in the performance of his duties; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. A  general  order  or  regulation  is  one  that  applies generally  to  an  armed  force.  The  President  or  the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary of a military department may issue it. An officer having general court-martial jurisdiction, a general  or  flag  officer  in  command,  or  a  commander superior to one of these may also issue it. Disobedience of “any other lawful order” requires that the person must have had a duty to obey the order and must have had knowledge of the order. An accused may be charged with disobedience of the lawful order of one not a superior, provided the accused had a duty to obey  such  order.  Examples  are  lawful  orders  of  a sentinel or of members of the armed forces police. Dereliction  in  the  performance  of  duties  occurs when a person willfully or negligently fails to perform them or performs them in a culpably inefficient manner. To be guilty of inefficiency, an accused must have had the  ability  and  opportunity  to  perform  the  assigned duties  efficiently,  but  performed  them  inefficiently nevertheless. Art. 93. Cruelty and Maltreatment Any person subject to this chapter who is guilty  of  cruelty  toward,  or  oppression  or maltreatment  of,  any  person  subject  to  his orders shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. The  cruelty,  oppression,  or  maltreatment  must  be real, although not necessarily physical. To assault and to subject  to  improper  punishment  are  examples  of  this offense. The assignment of necessary or proper duties and the requirement for their correct performance will not constitute this offense even though such duties may be arduous and/or hazardous. Art. 94. Mutiny or Sedition (a)   Any  person  subject  to  this  chapter who— (1)  with  intent  to  usurp  or  override lawful  military  authority,  refuses,  in  concert with  any  other  person,  to  obey  orders  or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny; (2)   with intent to cause the overthrow or  destruction  of  lawful  civil  authority, creates,  in  concert  with  any  other  person, revolt,  violence,  or  disturbance  against  that authority is guilty of sedition; (3)  fails to do his utmost to prevent and suppress   a   mutiny   or   sedition   being committed in his presence, or fails to take all reasonable  means  to  inform  his  superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which he knows or has reason to believe is taking place, is guilty of a failure  to  suppress  or  report  a  mutiny  or sedition. (b)   A  person  who  is  found  guilty  of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct. 2-24 Student Notes:







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