Check a proposed reduction in grade under nonjudicial punishment
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Extract the member's pay grade, the proposed grade, the officer who would impose it, and whether the member is attached to or embarked in a vessel. Do not decide the punishment.
- What the lawyer must review
- 10 U.S.C. § 815(b)(2)(D) allows a commanding officer, for a minor offense and without a court-martial, to impose on personnel other than officers a reduction to the next inferior pay grade, if the grade from which demoted is within the promotion authority of the officer imposing the reduction or any officer subordinate to that officer. If imposed by an officer of the grade of major or lieutenant commander or above, subsection (b)(2)(H)(iv) allows reduction to the lowest or any intermediate pay grade on the same promotion-authority condition, but an enlisted member in a pay grade above E-4 may not be reduced more than two pay grades. Except for a member attached to or embarked in a vessel, punishment may not be imposed under the article if the member has, before the imposition, demanded trial by court-martial in lieu of the punishment. 10 U.S.C. § 832 is the preliminary hearing before referral to a general court-martial, which is the different path if trial is demanded and the charge is referred there. You test the notice against those limits.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes extracting and organising information. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.