[Gay State Conservative]

Depends on jurisdiction.

Never having run afoul of the UCMJ (thanks to the protection of my Guardian Angel) I know almost nothing about courts-martial.But I always thought that a uniformed member of the Armed Forces was always "on duty",even when on leave/liberty and off post,so that any violation of the UCMJ...even when off post and on leave/liberty...could be tried by court martial.IIRC I've read that there are times when a soldier commits a crime off post the military allows civilian authorities to deal with it in their own way.But,of course,I could surely be wrong.

Also,as an aside....I've been trying to attend courts-martial at Hanscom in Massachusetts and Groton in Connecticut but cannot because I'm refused entry onto the base.Any thoughts on how I can overcome this? My record's clean (I've led a very boring life) and I know that the Rules for Court's Martial specifically state that civilians must,in most cases,be allowed to attend them.

Any help you can provide would be appreciated.

[Svartalfiar]

But I always thought that a uniformed member of the Armed Forces was always "on duty",even when on leave/liberty and off post,so that any violation of the UCMJ...even when off post and on leave/liberty...could be tried by court martial.... I've read that there are times when a soldier commits a crime off post the military allows civilian authorities to deal with it in their own way. But,of course,I could surely be wrong.

The military will sometimes allow some crimes to be tried by the civilian authorities when they have jurisdiction, but they always reserve the option to try/investigate if the civilian authority decides not to. Also, if you're convicted of anything civilian-side, you will most likely be getting UCMJ punishment as well. I don't know the regs for if the military wants to be the sole arbiter and prevent the civilian justice from trying the perp.