That’s correct, but if my somewhat unreliable military justice memory serves me, I believe they still are required to convene an Article 32 hearing to determine weather or not to go forward with a Courts Martial.
People who remained silent when these circumstances were happening 1-8 years ago, now want to jump on the President. We as citizens must remain consistent and stand against policies that damage America NO MATTER THE PARTY. No more excuses because man R is better than man D. As a matter of fact, we should divorce our support from the parties, and move them towards the person only. We are the mind that drives this dysfunctional system, and the system is insane.
That is true, but the SEALs chose to go straight to CM without passing go.
I f memory serves me an Article 32 is only mandatory for a general court-martial. For Summary and Special I’m not certain it is a requirement. In this case I’m assuming that they are in process for a Special as a summary can be waived similar to NJP since it is judge only and does not have a jury. I might be off a bit (cobwebs), but pretty sure.