Conduct unbecoming an officer is an offense under Article 133 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. It covers a commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer, punished as a court-martial directs. The article's catchline and text previously read conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman until the phrase and a gentleman was removed by a 2021 amendment.
Facts
Classification CodeArticle 133, Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. 933) 1 Typical PenaltyPunished as a court-martial may direct 1 Elements of OffenseA commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer 1 Classification
Offense GradeMinor or Summary Offense 1 Connections
Has Offense Grade
Entity-backed identity for the offense-grade enum value this offense already carries, resolved to a crime concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The offense-grade fact itself stays on the offense unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. 10 U.S. Code Section 933, Art. 133 (Legal Information Institute)
Section heading
Art. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer
Statute text, offense clause
Any commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer
Statute text, punishment clause
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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