> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # March 2025 at Air Force Courts-Martial: 19 Cases - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-courts-martial-march-2025/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:09:04.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:09:04.000Z - Description: The records show 19 Air Force courts-martial tried in March 2025. A military judge alone decided 17 of them, and members heard 11%, compared with 26% across the Air Force in 2025. Article 112a (drug offenses) appeared in 37% of cases, compared with 21% for the year. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Air Force [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Year](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-year/) › March 2025 **Short answer:** The records show 19 Air Force courts-martial tried in March 2025\. A military judge alone decided 17 of them, and members heard 11%, compared with 26% across the Air Force in 2025\. Article 112a (drug offenses) appeared in 37% of cases, compared with 21% for the year. Based on 19 cases · March 2025 · Air Force records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Judge-Alone Trials in 17 Cases A military judge alone decided guilt in 17 cases. Members heard 2, both with enlisted panels, and no case went to an officer panel. Members heard 11% of the month's cases, lower than the 26% for the Air Force in all of 2025. The accused usually chooses whether a military judge alone or members decide guilt. ## More Guilty Pleas Than the Year 16 of the 19 records list the plea. 11 accused pleaded guilty and 5 contested at least one charge. The contested share was 31%, compared with 41% for the year. A contested case is a not-guilty or mixed plea. ## Drug and Orders Charges All 19 records list the charges, and a case with several articles counts under each. Article 112a (drug offenses) was the most common article, in 7 cases (37%). Article 92 (orders violation) appeared in 6 cases (32%), compared with 17% across the Air Force in 2025. Article 128 (assault) and Article 134 (general article) appeared in 3 cases each. Article 113 (drunken or reckless operation of vehicle) and Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) appeared in 2 each. Article 86 (AWOL) and Article 89 (disrespect toward superior officer; assault of superior officer) appeared in 1 each. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the Air Force for all of 2025 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 7 | 37% | 21% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 6 | 32% | 17% | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 3 | 16% | 12% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 3 | 16% | 23% | | [Art. 113](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-113/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Drunken or reckless operation of vehicle | 2 | 11% | 6% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 2 | 11% | 14% | | [Art. 86](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-86/?ref=bodiesburied.com) AWOL | 1 | 5% | 4% | | Art. 89 Disrespect toward superior officer; assault of superior officer | 1 | 5% | 1% | ## Sentences After Conviction 16 cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge, and 12 of those sentences included confinement (75%). The median confinement was 4 months, shorter than the 6-month median for the Air Force in 2025\. A quarter of the confinement terms were 6 months or longer. 6 of 14 convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge: 3 bad-conduct and 3 dishonorable. The Air Force share for the year was 60%. Of 2 convicted officers or warrant officers, 1 was dismissed. These are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## A Junior Group of Accused 13 accused were junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4), 4 were NCOs (E-5 to E-9), and 2 were officers or warrant officers. Across the Air Force in 2025, 60% of the accused were junior enlisted, so this month had a more junior group. General courts-martial made up 37% of the cases (7 of 19), and special courts-martial made up the rest. A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence. A special court-martial is limited to one year of confinement and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. ## What the Records Leave Out Trial records show the charges, pleas, findings, and sentence. They do not show offense dates, the evidence, the plea terms, or conduct handled outside a court-martial. Air Force records rarely list charges in full acquittals and never report plea agreements. Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Air Force courts-martial with a trial date in March 2025 (19 cases), compared with the whole year. Source: public court-martial records (Article 140a, UCMJ) in [Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/), data updated October 24, 2026\. Definitions, sources, and known gaps: [how this data was built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/how-the-military-trial-results-data-was-built/). 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Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.