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In reply to the discussion: Racist Drill Sergeant who bullied black man to leave neighborhood arrested [View all]USAFRetired_Liberal
(4,392 posts)You memory is great and correct
You are correct that a court martial can be requested in lieu of Article 15
And, yes, you are correct about the board of officers (which we just called the discharge board)...they normally meet after a NJP punishment (for example, lets say someone was busted for drugs and decided to take an Article 15...and the punishment was loss of rank and forfeiture of 3 months pay...since the infraction was drugs, the service member would still have to meet a discharge board to see if he/she could stay in)....I dont think in the drill sergeants case that the infraction would be discharge worthy so he wouldnt meet the discharge board...but he is still screwed and wouldnt be able to reenlist when his contract is up...
Edit - and yes LOR stands for Letter of Reprimand which is the highest form of discipline before an Article 15