What is the extent of an article 15?

one more comment You ask for Help only you PVT. can Help you now if you can't help your self how do you ever expect to help other Soldiers, Yes help other Soldiers That is part of how you advance in grade is do your job and team up helping others to do there's, but at this point you need to help yourself.

Having had a summary court marshal in 1967 i am sure thngs have changed. I was restricted to base with Kp for two weeks. I shipped out 2 days later and the article 15 disappeared. That was the old days. Good luck

14 days bad time,14days extra duty 50% of your pay that month and one stripe unless it's changed

Article 15 is no joke! It depends on what kind of Article 15 you get. If you get a company grade it basically just goes into your company record no big deal. However if you get a field grade it can be pretty serious. Loss of rank and pay and 45 days restricted duty and 45 days extra duty. All three can be thrown at you at the same time.

I would say get your uniform pressed, shoes shined, walk the line, and be at least 5 minutes early from now on. Admit your failure, accept the punishment and either improve or get out... those are your choices. Carry on.

Your D. I. is "not your father". You screwed up make it right or you might be looking at bad paper in the future

Like LTC Trent Klug said, after reviewing the responses from troopers, airmen and sailors alike, you my young trooper, need to get your head and your butt wired together and take charge of this train wreck you call a career or you will not be long for this mans Army or any other for that matter. Time to put your big boy pants on, move forward and be all you can be (no pun intended). In Basic you learned discipline and more importantly self discipline. You became part of a team. A band of brothers. Now it sounds like you are the weakest link and you are hurting the team. To serve one's country is a calling and it is an Honor to serve. You need to work on Military Bearing and maintain integrity. A good rule of thumb is, "If you are 15 minutes early then you are on time... If you are on time, YOU ARE LATE"! You have gotten all the advice from your peers and predecessors that you could possibly need and a whole lot more that you deserve at this point. You know what needs to be done, so take ownership and stop asking! Move forward and be successful or be gone with you!

Why did you not report to where you were told to like formation, school, coming back from leave, doing chores etc? Were you drinking or got into a fight? What were the circumstances? The men and women who work with you, going to school to learn how to do something that could help them in life want to be able to depend on you in times of trouble? Many years ago when I was in the service stationed overseas in Europe at a remote site, if the flag went up and the USA went to war and where I was at was invaded, I had 15 minutes to get the hell out of dodge. There were orders to destroy our site by friendly fire and I could have put people's lives in danger if I acted stupid and broke military laws or civil laws and possibly got people hurt at my site because I did not report to duty. If you are not able to report for duty, call your sgt, platoon sgt, commanding officer and explain why you are not there. If there are any problems in your life especially if you live off post, ask for help. I do not know the circumstances of your problem but face it and try to do better. We are own worse enemy. Don't try to go it alone if you are having problems whether physical, financial, any medical or dental or allergy. Get help. I am sure the people who have given answers to your question have given you good advise. I do not know about the policies and punishments with a Article 15. I am just telling you my prospective of living at a remote site when I was in the US military and working overseas for various defense companies who had the contract with the US Military. Accept the punishment with grace. Don't bad mouth anyone. Be courteous and professional and ask for God's help before and after you see your commander.

I spent several years as a First Sergeant in the USAF and the most important thing to remember about an Article 15 is that it is rehabilitative in nature and non-judicial. That means it will not follow you throughout your career. First your commander and First Sergeant consider you important enough to invest efforts in pursuing non-judicial punishment. They had many other options, especially since you have only been in the military for a short time. I advise you, as others have to take a serious look at this action and decide how you are going to react. Throughout the process, your attitude when you are presented the recommendation and the ultimate decision weigh heavily on the type of punishment the commander will ultimately decide to give you. If you have a stellar record beyond the FTRs that will be taken into consideration as well. Best of luck and don't take advice from barracks lawyers.

You want to know how an Article 15 follows you. I worked in Federal Law Enforcement where as a Supervisor I interviewed a number of military men and women trying to join our agency, I couldn't believe how many were lost because they did not put on their application that they had received an article 15 while in the service. Though it is NJP you will have to explain it on any application for a government job. So it doesn't just affect your military career, it can affect whether you get the civilian career you want.