Darelection Of Duty

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There is a lot of information that most people don’t know about Dereliction of Duty. The fact that there is three different ways that the soldier will be convicted of Dereliction of Duty. Also what is considered a soldiers “post” and what the different punishments are. Now most people don’t receive the full punishments when it comes to Dereliction of Duty. It is completely up to the soldiers chain of command and it depends on the situation. Most of the time it will not go higher than an Article 15 if it even gets that far. Most of the time the team leader will talk to the soldier and the soldier will get a negative counseling. Dereliction of Duty is when any sentinel or look-out who is found drunk or sleeping upon his post, or leaves it before he is regularly relieved, shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment other than death as a court-martial may direct. There are several different elements that need to be met in order for the crime to be Dereliction of Duty. The first is that the person was posted or on some sort of duty as required as his job and wasn’t on any form of duty. The second is that the person was either drunk wile he was working, sleeping or he left before he was properly released. The third is if the person was receiving any kind of special pay like hazard duty pay, then you would add that to the list. The soldiers post is the area where the sentinel or lookout is required to be for the performance of duties. There is no literal line which sets the boundaries of the soldiers post. The limits of the soldiers post will be given to him when the soldier receives his orders from his senior NCO. The soldier is still within the limits of his post as long as he can fulfill his duties. If the post

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