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To: buccaneer81
Article 133—Conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman
a. Text of statute.
Any commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman
who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer
and a gentleman shall be punished as a courtmartial
may direct.

B,. Nature of offense. Conduct violative of this
article is action or behavior in an official capacity
which, in dishonoring or disgracing the person as an
officer, seriously compromises the officer’s character
as a gentleman, or action or behavior in an unofficial
or private capacity which, in dishonoring or
disgracing the officer personally, seriously compromises
the person’s standing as an officer. There are
certain moral attributes common to the ideal officer
and the perfect gentleman, a lack of which is indicated
by acts of dishonesty, unfair dealing, indecency,
indecorum, lawlessness, injustice, or cruelty. Not
everyone is or can be expected to meet unrealistically
high moral standards, but there is a limit of
tolerance based on customs of the service and military
necessity below which the personal standards of
an officer, cadet, or midshipman cannot fall without
seriously compromising the person’s standing as an
officer, cadet, or midshipman or the person’s character
as a gentleman. . . .

188 posted on 01/04/2011 3:52:09 PM PST by GAB-1955 (I write books, love my wife, serve my nation, and believe in the Resurrection.)
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To: GAB-1955
Having never served in the navy, I'll ask this....Wouldn't King Neptune's Court fall under those regulations as well?

Just asking; I think it sounds pretty cool.

189 posted on 01/04/2011 4:54:10 PM PST by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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