> ## 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. # What Sentence Follows an Army Endangerment Conviction? - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-114-sent-2021-2025/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:05:10.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:05:10.000Z - Description: 18 Army courts-martial from 2021 to 2025 ended in a conviction under Article 114 (endangerment). 62% of the convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge, lower than the 73% for all Army convictions in those years. 29% of the cases were contested, compared with 21% Army-wide. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 114, Army [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Offense](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-offense/) › [Article 114](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-114-courts-martial/) › What Sentence Follows a Army endangermen **Short answer:** 18 Army courts-martial from 2021 to 2025 ended in a conviction under Article 114 (endangerment). 62% of the convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge, lower than the 73% for all Army convictions in those years. 29% of the cases were contested, compared with 21% Army-wide. Based on 18 cases · 2021–2025 · Army records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Contested Cases and Plea Agreements 17 of the 18 records list the plea. 12 accused pleaded guilty and 5 contested at least one charge, meaning a not-guilty or mixed plea. The contested share, 29%, was higher than the 21% for all Army convictions from 2021 to 2025. Army records note whether a guilty plea came with a plea agreement. 11 of the 12 guilty pleas are recorded with one, and 1 has no entry. The records do not show what the agreements said. ## Punitive Discharges and Dismissals 10 of the 16 convicted enlisted members received a punitive discharge: 9 bad-conduct discharges and 1 dishonorable discharge. Across all Army convictions in those years, the share was 73%. 2 officers or warrant officers were convicted, and both were dismissed. A dismissal is the officer equivalent of a punitive discharge. A sentence without one does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Confinement Close to the Army Median Every one of the 18 sentences included confinement. The median was 6 months, the same as the Army median for those years. A quarter of the sentences were 7 months or longer. The figures are adjudged sentences, before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each one covers every charge in the case. ## Charges Filed With Article 114 17 of the 18 cases included at least one other article. Article 134 (general article), Article 113 (drunken or reckless driving), Article 115 (communicating threats), and Article 92 (orders violation) each appeared in 5\. Article 128 (assault) appeared in 4. ## Rank, Court Level, and Forum Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) were 56% of the accused, NCOs were 33%, and officers were 11%. Across Army convictions in those years, 57% were junior enlisted. 12 cases were general courts-martial and 6 were special courts-martial. The general share, 67%, was lower than the 72% for all Army convictions. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. A military judge alone decided guilt in 15 of the 18 cases (83%). Enlisted panels decided the other 3, and no officer panels appear. ## Cases per Year The trials ran from January 2021 to September 2025\. The counts were 3 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 4 in 2024, and 4 in 2025\. The services were required to begin publishing trial records under Article 140a by December 2020, and Army records in this data are sparse before 2021. ## Law Changes and Gaps Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel, not commanders, decide whether to prosecute covered offenses. For cases where every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023, the military judge sets the sentence within new sentencing parameters. Since the records give trial dates and not offense dates, the trials from 2024 on mix old-rule and new-rule cases. The records show the charges, pleas, findings, and sentence. They do not show the evidence, the terms of any plea agreement, or conduct handled outside a court-martial. Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Army courts-martial tried 2021–2025: ending in a conviction under Article 114 (endangerment) (18 cases), compared with all Army convictions in those years. 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/). Errors: content@bodiesburied.com. ## Related Analysis - [Article 114 (Dueling Before 2019, Endangerment Since): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-114-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Sentences](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/sentences/) (hub) - [Is Army Endangerment Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 114, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-114-trend-2021-2025/) - [How Often Are Contested Army Article 114 Cases Acquitted?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-114-acq-2021-2025/) - [Pleading Guilty to Article 114 in the Army: What Sentences Followed?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-114-plea-2021-2025/) - [What Sentence Follows an Air Force Endangerment Conviction?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-114-sent-2021-2025/) (another service) - [Article 107 Sentences in the Army: Confinement and Discharges, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-107-sent-2021-2025/) - [Article 113 Sentences in the Army: Confinement and Discharges, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-113-sent-2021-2025/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) **About the author.** Jocelyn C. 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.