
UCMJ Article 85: Desertion
Desertion is completed when the service member leaves their unit, organization, or place of duty without authority and

Desertion is completed when the service member leaves their unit, organization, or place of duty without authority and

Absence Without Leave (AWOL) in the military is addressed under Article 86 of the UCMJ. The scope of

In order to be convicted of a violation of Article 87, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable

Article 87b of the MCM states a service member may be subject to prosecution if they escape from

The MCM states any service member may be prosecuted under Article 88 (Contempt Toward Officials) if they use

A military service member may be subject to prosecution for a violation of Article 89 (Assault of a

The MCM states under Article 90 (Willfully Disobeying Superior Commissioned Officer) that any service member may be prosecuted

The purpose of Article 91 is to protect warrant, noncommissioned, or petty officers from disrespect and violence, as

To be prosecuted for an Article 92 violation of or failure to obey a lawful general order or

The term “any person subject to his orders” protects those not only under the direct or immediate command

The purpose of Article 93a is to protect those recruits or trainees who may be vulnerable to authority

There are two types of mutiny defined in Article 94 but both require an attempt to “usurp or
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