UNITED STATES DEFENSE FORCE
Regulation 8: Uniform Code of Military Justice
INDEX
| Chapter | Chapter and Subsection Title |
| 1 | General Provisions |
| Subsection 1. Definitions | |
| Subsection 2. Persons subject to this document | |
| Subsection 3. Jurisdiction | |
| 2 | Disciplinary Policies |
| Subsection 1. Disciplinary System Overview | |
| Subsection 2. Demerits | |
| 3 | Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP) |
| 4 | Punitive Articles |
| 5 | Appeals and Pardons |
| Subsection 1. Discharge Appeals | |
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subsection 1. Definitions
For full terms, refer to the RTP Abbreviations List located here.
Subsection 2. Persons subject to this document
Any member of the United States Defense Force, including those in active, reserve, or retired status. Personnel are subject to this document from the time of their enlistment into the United States Defense Force.
Subsection 3. Jurisdiction
The Uniform Code of Military Justice is subjugated to the executive authority of the Secretary of Defense. The following herein is legislated by the Director of SP&C (DSP&C), and administratively governed by the Judge Advocate General (JAG), as delegated by the Secretary of Defense. The Office of the Joint Staff Inspector General (OJSIG) is responsible for the continued enforcement of this regulation as long as these articles are in place. Only members of the OJSIG are permitted to carry out investigations. Only members of the OJAG are permitted to carry out Judicial Reviews.
CHAPTER 2. DISCIPLINARY POLICIES
Subsection 1. Disciplinary System Overview
- The majority of punishments are handed out by members of the Office of the Joint Staff Inspector General (OJSIG).
- The Office of the Judge Advocate General (OJAG) acts as a check and balance to OJSIG; OJAG (JAG and JAs) has the power to overrule all judicial and non-judicial decisions not handed down by the OSD, unless approved by the USD P&R.
- Personnel involved in a dispute are expected to take screenshot evidence of the dispute in order to file an ARF. Without proper evidence to make grounds for a legitimate case, the report will be dismissed.
- Personnel who feel they have been wrongly punished may file an appeal.
Detailed examples of how to properly request both a punishment and an appeal can be found on the Complaint Forms procedure.
- All disciplinary actions issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) are at their discretion.
- Pardon policies and procedures are not affected by this and should proceed as per usual.
- Appeal policies and procedures on the other hand will require the approval of the USD P&R.
- Commissioned Officers are permitted (and expected) to contribute to resolving disputes and handing out punishments to personnel who have misbehaved.
- Depending on the offense and its severity, an offender could find themselves facing anywhere from a demerit to a dishonorable discharge.
- When a Commissioned Officer decides to issue a punishment they are to file a Discipline Report Form in order for the punishment to be properly recorded and documented.
- As a commissioned officer, be sure to properly document your punishment and reasoning behind your decision in your DRF as mishandling situations may result in disciplinary action being taken against you.
Subsection 2. Demerits
Demerits are a warning which are permanently on record.| No. of Demerits | Disciplinary Measure |
| 1-2 | Official Warning |
| 3 | Promotion Lock |
| 4-5 | Rank Demotion |
| 6 | Dishonorable Discharge |
The following have the authority to issue a demerit:
- NSC
- OSD
- JSD
- JSD only has governing authority to issue a demerit within their respective office.
- OJSIG
- OJAG
- SOCOM
Demerit Policies:
- OJAG, OSD and NSC have the right to move active demerits to inactive status at their discretion.
- Inactive demerits can no longer accumulate.
- Deputy Directors (ML1)12 of offices must be CC'd on all demerit slips.
- Demerits may also be reduced or removed on good behavior if the JSIG deems fit after consultation with the OJAG.
- Personnel that reach 3+ demerits will have their behavioral history and past infractions investigated by OJSIG to determine if additional action is required.
- This does not necessarily mean that you will receive any additional punishments.
SoW/MPTS posting error demerits will expire after 30 days of being issued. If another demerit regarding SoW/MPTS posting error is issued, another 30 days will be added.
All other demerits will expire after 60 days. If another demerit for the same offense is issued during this period, the 60 days will be reset.
- Promotion locks, demotions, and dishonorable discharges may be handed out regardless of the number of demerits an individual has.
- Personnel that are issued demerits following a pardon for a dishonorable discharge (the discharge itself stemming from accumulating 6 demerits) will be subject to a disciplinary review by the JSIG, and further disciplinary action may be taken.
1: The Director will be CC'd if the AD role is vacant.
2: If the AD is receiving the demerit, the Director will be CC'd. This rule goes for all command members CO+, the command member directly above them will be CC'd.
CHAPTER 3. NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT (NJP)
2: If the AD is receiving the demerit, the Director will be CC'd. This rule goes for all command members CO+, the command member directly above them will be CC'd.
CHAPTER 3. NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT (NJP)
Any officer in charge or those holding positional authority may impose upon service members punishment authorized by the following articles; (1,2,3,4,5,11,22,26). Issuance of each article can be prescribed by regulation. Limitations will be put in place to prevent unwarranted and unjust punishment with respect to habeas corpus1. These are to be used in the case of penal offenses. Non-Judicial punishment is anything that wouldn’t require a military court martial or warrant a complete discharge of a service member.
Examples of Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP)
- Demotions
- Demerits
- Promotion locks
- Removal of FEATs
- Removal from OCS
Only JSD, OJSIG, OJAG, SOCOM and OSD can authorize a demerit. JSD only has governing authority to issue a demerit within their respective office. They're still required to fill a Discipline Report Form with evidence to the JSIG & JAG for posterity and record keeping.
1: A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
CHAPTER 4. PUNITIVE ARTICLES
| Article | Issue Authority | Description |
| ARTICLE 1. Violation of the Habbo Way | NSC OJSIG All O1+ | Intentionally disregarding Sulake’s terms and conditions of use. I.E. the ‘Habbo Way’. These terms prohibit being underaged (<13 years old), trolling, scripting, scamming, buying, or selling Habbo accounts and/or items, gambling, or cybering. |
| ARTICLE 2. General Disrespect | NSC OJSIG All O1+ | Displaying a lack of courtesy towards service members and/or civilians while in uniform and on duty. |
| ARTICLE 3. Failure to Obey an Order or Regulation | NSC OJSIG All O1+ | Knowingly and intentionally disregarding a lawful order, regulation, code of conduct, or section of the legislation in which each service member on duty has to obey. |
| ARTICLE 4. Insubordination | NSC OJSIG All O1+ | Any member who (1) willfully disobeys the lawful order of a superior officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned officer; or (2) treats with contempt or is disrespectful towards an officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned officer. |
| ARTICLE 5. Improper Wear of Uniform | NSC OJSIG All O1+ | Intentionally disregarding proper uniform wear outlined in Regulation 2 while on duty in HQ. |
| ARTICLE 6. Absent Without Leave (AWOL) | NSC OJSIG | Enlisted members (E-1 to E-3) who fail to log in for 2 weeks (14 days) or more or fail to be promoted within 21 days. NCOs, CWOs and Officers (E-4 to O-10) who fail to log in for 10 days or more. Officers and civilians ranked O-11 and O-12 are exempt. |
| ARTICLE 7. Double Jobbing | NSC OJSIG | Being employed (moonlighting) at another military, agency, or organization while in any duty status at USDF on either Habbo.com, on any other Servers (i.e .nl, .de) or retro. Enrolling in organizations under an incognito status is not permitted. Being involved in a role-playing group is not considered a punishable offense. |
| ARTICLE 8a. Desertion | NSC OJSIG | Any member E4+ who, without filing a proper resignation/retirement, leaves the USDF Personnel ID and/or the primary communication platform (i.e. Discord). |
| ARTICLE 8b. Quit | NSC OJSIG DMP | Any enlisted member (E1-E3) who, without being properly discharged, enlists or accepts an appointment in any foreign military or agency or removes their USDF motto and badge. This results in an honorable discharge. |
| ARTICLE 9. Account Compromised/Account Insecurity | NSC SOCOM OJSIG | Any unauthorized access to an individual’s Habbo, email, forum, PTS, or Discord account. The results of which are due to the individual's own actions leading to a potential security threat. |
| ARTICLE 10. Misconduct towards Foreign Entities | NSC OISA AD+ SOCOM | Engaging in any acts that may bring discredit upon the organization or military as a whole while engaging with foreign personnel. |
| ARTICLE 11. Malingering | NSC OJSIG All O1+ | Any member who, for the purpose of avoiding work, duty or service, repeatedly feigns illness, lack of time or other circumstances. |
| ARTICLE 12a. Falsification | NSC SOCOM OJSIG OMP AD+1 | Any member who, with intent to deceive, makes a false record, report, forum post or official statement, knowing it to be false. |
| ARTICLE 12b. Cloning | NSC SOCOM OJSIG | Any member who uses more than one account in the United States Defense Force with the intent to make multiple accounts active and/or bypass the pardoning procedure. This includes any name changes made to account(s). |
| ARTICLE 13a. Harassment | NSC OJSIG | Unwanted and unwelcome behavior that demeans or offends the victim and results in a hostile environment. Harassing behavior may include, but is not limited to, epithets, derogatory comments or slurs and lewd propositions. May also include visual insults such as derogatory images. |
| ARTICLE 13b. Sexual Misconduct | NSC OJSIG | Conversations or actions on any official USDF communication platform that are, or are perceived to be, intimidating, non-consensual, and sexual in nature. May also include any visual displays such as offensive and inappropriate images. |
| ARTICLE 14. Discrimination | NSC OJSIG | Any act or failure to act, impermissible based in whole or in part on a person’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, sexuality, gender identity, and/or reprisal, that adversely affects privileges, benefits, working conditions, results in disparate treatment, or has a disparate impact on employees, former employees or applicants for employment. |
| ARTICLE 15. Fraternization | NSC OJSIG | An unduly familiar personal relationship between a senior and a subordinate that does not respect the difference in rank or grade. Relationships between a senior and a subordinate that are prejudicial to good order and discipline or of a nature to bring discredit on our service are unduly familiar and also constitute fraternization. |
| ARTICLE 16. Abuse of Authority | NSC USD I&S | Utilizing positional power to seek an unfair advantage that others would not normally have. Seeking personal gains by using their positions to coerce subordinates into following illegal orders. Any member who abuses privileges entrusted to them on any official USDF platform. An individual that defaces, trashes or vandalizes any property pertaining to the United States Defense Force. |
| ARTICLE 17a. Violation of Secrecy | NSC SOCOM OJSIG | Any member who, regardless of intention, breaches operational security to disclose classified information in any form. An individual who leaks non-public information through any means. |
| ARTICLE 17b. Treason | NSC USD I&S | Any member who, with intent to usurp or override lawful civil or military authority, refuses, in concert with any other member, to obey standing orders or otherwise do their duty or creates any disturbance or revolt. An individual who leaks potential harmful information or makes statements against our organization. |
| ARTICLE 18. Espionage | NSC USD I&S | Any member who, with intent or reason to believe that it is to be used to the injury of the United States Defense Force or to the advantage of a foreign military or agency, communicates, delivers or transmits, or attempts to communicate, deliver or transmit, either directly or indirectly, any non-public information. |
| ARTICLE 19. Hazing | NSC OJSIG | Any conduct whereby one member causes another military member to suffer or be exposed to an activity which is cruel, abusive, humiliating, or oppressive. |
| ARTICLE 20. Larceny | NSC OJSIG | Any member who wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, by any means, from the possession of the owner, any money, credits, personal property or article of value. |
| ARTICLE 21. Extortion, Blackmail | NSC OJSIG | Any member who communicates threats to another member with the intention thereby to obtain anything of value or any acquittance, advantage or immunity. |
| ARTICLE 22. Conduct Unbecoming | NSC OJSIG All O1+ | Any member who conducts themselves in a poor and unbecoming manner, bringing disrepute to the United States Defense Force. |
| ARTICLE 23. Perjury | NSC OJSIG OJAG | Any member who, in punitive or judicial proceedings, willfully and corruptly provides false information after swearing or committing to tell the truth. |
| ARTICLE 24. Mutiny, Sedition, Conspiracy | NSC OJSIG | Hosting or partaking in a rebellious act against military authority. Conspiring and/or aiding individuals to usurp military justice and authority. |
| ARTICLE 25. Cheating and Plagiarism | NSC DOT&E+ OJSIG OJAG2 | Any member who knowingly engages in or facilitates cheating or misrepresentation in written work, including but not limited to: discussing questions, using leaked answers, soliciting or providing information on examinations, employing artificial intelligence technologies in written applications, interviews, appeals, pardons, or expressions of interest, or falsely claiming credit for work they did not create or are not responsible for. |
| ARTICLE 26. Unfit for Duty | NSC OJSIG All O1+ | Any member considered unable to perform their duties due to behavioral issues, incompetence, unwillingness to work, or any other incorrect action as determined by the issuing authority. |
| ARTICLE 27. Defamation | NSC OJSIG | Any member who engages in actions, intentional or unintentional, that bring disrepute to, but is not limited to, USDF personnel, USDF offices, and the Secretary of Defense. |
| ARTICLE 28. Evasion of Punishment | NSC OJSIG | Any member who deliberately attempts to avoid the consequences of disciplinary action through resignation, retirement, inactive reserves duty (R2), or other means within 7 days of disciplinary action or within 7 days of receiving an appeal verdict. This does not apply to personnel who have planned leave of absence, or those who received disciplinary action for missing Standard of Work. |
| ARTICLE 29. Contempt of Court | NSC OJSIG OJAG | Any individual who displays disrespect or disdain towards disciplinary and/or appeal verdicts in a public or private capacity. |
| ARTICLE 30. Obstructing the Course of Justice | NSC CDR SOCOM+ OJSIG OJAG | Any member who, in a judicial proceeding or in the course of justice, willingly prevents justice from being served. An individual who is in any way uncooperative when called up to assist with an investigation. |
| ARTICLE 31. Bribery | NSC OJSIG | Any member who offers, accepts, or solicits something of value (e.g. coins, furniture, money, etc.) in return for some kind of influence or action. |
| ARTICLE 32. Illegal Advertisement | NSC OJSIG | Any member who engages in the spreading of links for websites, Discord servers, forum boards, etc. that may be illegal, malicious, or for personal monetary gain. An individual that attempts to 'poach' and/or advertise other organizations directly or indirectly. |
| ARTICLE 33. Practice or Endorsement of Illegal Warfare | NSC USD I&S | Any member who practices or endorses the usage of Illegal Warfare, engages in various forms of Cybercrime (e.g. Doxing, DDoS'ing, Phishing, etc.) with intent to injure the United States Defense Force, its personnel, or any organization, figure or entity. |
2 - OJAG may only issue disciplinary action for Article 25 if the offense is related to a Pardon, NR Review, or Punishment Appeal Form.
CHAPTER 5. APPEALS AND PARDONS
Personnel have the right to appeal both non-judicial and punitive discipline. They may also file Action Request Forms (ARFs) to file complaints and address other concerns. If successful, discipline may be partly or completely overturned and corrections may be ordered.
Subsection 1. Discharge Appeals
- Personnel who have been subject to a discharge have 7 days from the date of their discharge to appeal the punishment if they feel that the discharge is unjust.
- This should be done through the PTS reinstate module.
- If the appeal is successful, personnel retain all demerits from their original term in USDF. Service time will be amended to correct the loss of days.
- The Judge Advocates under the Judge Advocate General manage pardons.
- During the Never Rehire Review process, after JAG review and DepSecDef or SecDef approval, the applicant's status may be changed directly from NR to GD/HD.
- Following a denied pardon, the applicant is required to wait for 14 days before being permitted to re-apply. This period may be adjusted by the JAG.
- Following an approved pardon, the discharge will be modified to a GD/HD as per discretion of OJAG.
- Individuals may then see a Judge Advocate at their leisure, should they wish to return to USDF.
- Returning process includes a set of return conditions set by OJAG which must be complied with, such as removal of FEATs, standard activity after return, proper resignation process, and completion of the reintroduction program.
- Individuals may then see a Judge Advocate at their leisure, should they wish to return to USDF.
- For reinstatement conditions following a pardon see Regulation 4, Chapter 4; Subsection 3.
Signed,
Controllable.
Secretary of Defense
Edited:
P.P. (Per Procurationem)
Office of Strategy, Plans and Capabilities
This legislation is subject to change by the SecDef without warning or notice. Furthermore, the SecDef reserves the right to issue "Standing Orders" which overrule the Legislation when deemed appropriate.
