Steve is correct that charges are not automatic,
neither are they automatically filed.  The US Navy
is not a robotic machine.

However, any number of charges can be created on
the fly by a government that wishes to prosecute.
All that is required is the "will" to do so.

Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Dirickson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]

> Correct me if I am wrong but I thought that the term 'Court Martial'
> simply refered to a military trial. Not that the defendant had been
> found guilty. That is, it is possible to be cleared of all
> charges with
> no adverse effect on one's career after having been Court Martialed.

Correct on all counts. The key is that a CM requires that charges be brought
in the first place, and I was pointing out that such charges are not
automatic.

Steve