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A court-martial held that I became married under military law as the result of a mock wedding ceremony (the record shows the civilian marriage requirements were not met, nor did the Air Force follow the requirements to use foreign law--the mock ceremony was overseas before applying for a fiancee visa). Since I did not consent to an actual marriage, it is a forced marriage, which other US agencies claim is human rights abuse that the United States opposes.
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MSG (Join to see)
Waiting with popcorn. This has to be one of the strangest cases I've ever heard of.
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If I understand you correctly, the AF chaplain married you overseas but didn't do the proper application for that country? Well then, you aren't married and there is no anullment. The military doesn't have the authority to license marriages. Even if a priest in the US conducts a ceremony without the couple obtaining a marriage license, it is not a legitimate marriage.
It sounds like you failed to apply for a marriage license in the country you were in, it's not the chaplain's responsibility to do that part.
It sounds like you failed to apply for a marriage license in the country you were in, it's not the chaplain's responsibility to do that part.
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Capt David Hoffman
The first was state-side, but not filed by the minister. The second was a mock ceremony for the fiancee's family before obtaining a fiancee visa to bring her to the US; no license was obtained, nor were numerous other requirements of that country complied with. I believe that to justify the extensive illegal investigation, the Air Force covered it up with a kangaroo court-martial.
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Capt David Hoffman ministers aren't responsible to file for marriage licenses. There's no such thing as a military marriage. You or I have just as much authority to conduct a wedding as a chaplain.
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