| Redlegg |
| (Carpal \'Tunnel) |
| 02/27/09 06:04 AM |
Re: PLEASE HELP!
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Ok, so when can a commander restrict a servicemember, under what authority can a commander deny a service member their freedom.
You throw it out there like a Commander can just say you stay and it doesn't work like that. In fact a Commander cannot make a service member pay any debts that are not owed to the government. They can only punish them for not paying their debts. Anybody can tell the Commander that a servicemember needs "straightening out", but that is not a legal reason to restrict a soldier. Commanders can do lots of things, but they cannot restrict soldiers without due process.
Its called non judicial punishment. It is a process. The soldier signs or doesn't sign certain papers assumiing responsibility for certain actions, generally housing and an ID card. The soldier does not have to assume any responsibility for the dependents who have id cards, and the soldier may be removed from housing, and family members may be denied certain privileges, such as access to the installation.
You are painting a picture of the general myth. A spouse is not happy with the other spouse, so let me call the commander to get it right. That is not how it works. There are certain procedures that have to happen in order for things to happen. Instead of throwing out the call the commander thing, which is really not that effective. Of course once you ask for more info, notice what happened?????
They left.