[AndyJackson]

Until now, it has been the conventional wisdom of former military Freepers, including myself, that any misconduct committed by John Kerry while a civilian in an inactive duty status while still a member of the U.S. Naval Reserves would have had no impact on his discharge status.

Wrong. It was conventional wisdom here on FR that he was not subject to the UCMJ while in civilian status. His discharge status is a different sort of administrative proceding.

[Congressman Billybob]

When Kerry gave his "war crimes" testimony before Congress, and also when he met with the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese representatives in Paris, he was NOT a civilian. However inactive his service status was, he was still enlisted in the US Navy as his commitment was not completed. So his actions in those two instances WERE subject to the UCMJ.

Congressman Billybob

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