DUI- DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IN THE MILITARY

DUI- Driving under the influence in the Military

DUI- Driving under the influence in the Military

Introduction

Whether you're going into the military or not, drinking can have a huge negative effect on your career and personal life. It's probably something you've heard millions of times before but it still continues to destroy hundreds of careers throughout the Navy , military and civilian careers.

DUI- Driving under the influence in the Military

When you get any alcohol related incident in the Navy you're career is going to be cut short. The Navy is making huge cutbacks on how many Sailors are allowed to reenlist and who they let in. It's almost certain now that any alcohol releated incident will keep you from being able to reenlist. On top of your career being cut short, you will also get 45/45. 45 days of extra duty, meaning you will have to stand watch after your shift or stay after work and clean/sweep etc.

Along with the 45 days of extra duty, you will get 45 days of restriction. Restriction is just that, you are restricted from doing anything. You are pretty much back in a boot camp environment. No cell phones, no internet/TV.

As if extra duty and restriction wasn't enough, another punishment you will receive is TWO months of HALF months pay. That's right. If you make $1200 a month you will only get $600 a month for two months. Sucks doesn't it. Those drinks you have out to be more expensive than you think. That isn't the end. Last but not least, if you get a DWI or DUI or any alcohol related incident you will suffer all of the punishments mentioned above as well as a reduction in rank. If you are E4 you'll go down to E3 and so forth.

A DUI conviction can destroy a military career. No branch of the service goes easy on DUI offenders. Mr. Mac Master has successfully defended numerous military personnel who were charged with DUI in cases in the State court system, the Federal court system, and in ADLRO proceedings. As a civilian, looking in from the outside at the way that the different branches of the military handle DUI offenses, Mr. Mac Master is both surprised and disappointed at the lack of consistency in the manner in which DUI offenses are handled by the military.

Punishments imposed can include reduction in rank, loss of pay, extra duty, restriction to quarters, letters of reprimand, and other lesser insults and inconveniences. DUI arrests can also prompt Courts Martial proceedings and administrative separation proceedings.

With the outcome of a Captain's Mast, or any other non-judicial punishment proceeding, often being pretty much a foregone conclusion, sometimes the only thing that a service member can do to change the course of events is to act before the snowball has rolled too far down the hill. If you promptly inform your command that you intend to fight the criminal case, and the ADLRO case, you may be ...