[Al Simmons]

In practice, the military branch would never start a court-martial if there a was a civilian criminal prosecution under way. Now, depending on what happened in the civilian prosecution, its theoretically possible (if she were to get off with a slap on the wrist), that they would court-martial her for conduct unbecoming and possible other charges.

But if she pleads to some of the serious charges and gets some jail time in the civilian system, there will be no court-martial. Instead an Administrative Board will convene to consider separating her based on the conviction PLUS the other, uniquely military violations. The recommendations of that Board will be ruled on by the SecNavy, and could go anything from dismissal with no retirement, to retirement at a lower grade (probably 0-5 since that is the last grade she served honorably in).

[Fitzcarraldo]

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