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# Article 112a (Wrongful Use, Possession of Controlled Substances): Court-Martial Data and Trends
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-courts-martial/
- Published: 2026-10-28T06:34:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T01:47:55.000Z
- Description: Analysis of the 2,171 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 112a (Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances).
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 112a, #trends-hub

[Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Offense](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-offense/) › Article 112a

Analysis of the 2,171 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 112a (Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances).

## By Service

- [Army Article 112a Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-trend-2021-2025/)
- [Are Air Force Drug Courts-Martial Disappearing? Article 112a, 2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-trend-2016-2025/)
- [Is Navy-Marine Corps Drug Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 112a, 2017–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-trend-2017-2025/)

## Sentences

- [What Sentence Follows an Army Drug Conviction?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-sent-2021-2025/)
- [How Much Confinement for an Article 112a Conviction in the Air Force?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-sent-2016-2025/)
- [How Much Confinement for an Article 112a Conviction in the Navy-Marine Corps?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-sent-2017-2025/)

## Contested Cases and Acquittals

- [How Often Are Contested Army Article 112a Cases Acquitted?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-acq-2021-2025/)
- [Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps Drug Charge: How Contested Cases Ended](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-acq-2017-2025/)

## Guilty Pleas

- [Guilty Pleas in Army Drug Cases: How Often, and What Came Next](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-plea-2021-2025/)
- [Pleading Guilty to Article 112a in the Air Force: What Sentences Followed?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-plea-2016-2025/)
- [When Navy-Marine Corps Accused Plead Guilty to Drug](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-plea-2017-2025/)

## By Installation

- [Did Drug Cases at Dyess AFB, Texas Change After 2019?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/dyess-afb-texas-article-112a-before-after-2019/)
- [Did Drug Cases at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Change After 2020?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jb-pearl-harbor-hickam-hawaii-article-112a-before-after-2020/)
- [Did Drug Cases at McConnell AFB, Kansas Change After 2024?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mcconnell-afb-kansas-article-112a-before-after-2024/)
- [Did Drug Cases at Nellis AFB, Nevada Change After 2019?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/nellis-afb-nevada-article-112a-before-after-2019/)
- [Drug Cases at Travis AFB, California: 2016–2018 vs. 2019–2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/travis-afb-california-article-112a-before-after-2019/)
- [Did Drug Cases at Bremerton, Washington Change After 2019?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-article-112a-before-after-2019/)
- [Drug Cases at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-lejeune-north-carolina-article-112a-before-after-2019/)
- [Article 112a at Camp Pendleton, California Before and After 2019](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-pendleton-california-article-112a-before-after-2019/)
- [Article 112a at Camp Pendleton, California Before and After 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-pendleton-california-article-112a-before-after-2024/)
- [Article 112a at Norfolk, Virginia Before and After 2019](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/norfolk-virginia-article-112a-before-after-2019/)
- [Drug Cases at San Diego, California: 2013–2018 vs. 2019–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/san-diego-california-article-112a-before-after-2019/)
- [Drug Cases at San Diego, California: 2019–2023 vs. 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/san-diego-california-article-112a-before-after-2024/)
- [Article 112a Cases at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, 2016–2018: 25 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/davis-monthan-afb-arizona-article-112a-2016-2018/)
- [Article 112a Cases at Dyess AFB, Texas, 2019–2022: 21 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/dyess-afb-texas-article-112a-2019-2022/)
- [Article 112a Cases at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, 2017–2018: 26 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/holloman-afb-new-mexico-article-112a-2017-2018/)
- [Drug Charges at JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, 2016–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jb-elmendorf-richardson-alaska-article-112a-2016-2018/)
- [How McConnell AFB, Kansas Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mcconnell-afb-kansas-article-112a-2024-2026/)
- [Article 112a Cases at Nellis AFB, Nevada, 2019–2023: 26 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/nellis-afb-nevada-article-112a-2019-2023/)
- [10 Drug Courts-Martial at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, 2016–2018: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/whiteman-afb-missouri-article-112a-2016-2018/)
- [Article 112a Cases at Fort Bliss, 2021–2023: 20 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-bliss-article-112a-2021-2023/)
- [How Bremerton, Washington Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2013–2018](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-article-112a-2013-2018/)
- [How Bremerton, Washington Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2019–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-article-112a-2019-2023/)
- [How Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2017–2018](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-lejeune-north-carolina-article-112a-2017-2018/)
- [How Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2019–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-lejeune-north-carolina-article-112a-2019-2023/)
- [42 Drug Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California, 2017–2018: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-pendleton-california-article-112a-2017-2018/)
- [78 Drug Courts-Martial at Camp Pendleton, California, 2019–2023: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-pendleton-california-article-112a-2019-2023/)
- [How Camp Pendleton, California Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-pendleton-california-article-112a-2024-2026/)
- [20 Drug Courts-Martial at Jacksonville, Florida, 2013–2018: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/jacksonville-florida-article-112a-2013-2018/)
- [Article 112a Cases at Mayport, Florida, 2013–2018: 21 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/mayport-florida-article-112a-2013-2018/)
- [How Norfolk, Virginia Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2013–2018](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/norfolk-virginia-article-112a-2013-2018/)
- [Article 112a Cases at Norfolk, Virginia, 2019–2023: 51 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/norfolk-virginia-article-112a-2019-2023/)
- [How Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2014–2017](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/pearl-harbor-hawaii-article-112a-2014-2017/)
- [Article 112a Cases at San Diego, California, 2013–2018: 85 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/san-diego-california-article-112a-2013-2018/)
- [How San Diego, California Handled Drug Cases (Article 112a), 2019–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/san-diego-california-article-112a-2019-2023/)
- [Article 112a Cases at San Diego, California, 2024–2026: 24 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/san-diego-california-article-112a-2024-2026/)

## Year by Year

- [How Air Force Drug Cases Ended in 2016](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-2016/)
- [Air Force Article 112a Cases in 2017](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-2017/)
- [How Air Force Drug Cases Ended in 2018](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-2018/)
- [Drug at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2019: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-2019/)
- [Drug at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2020: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-2020/)
- [Air Force Article 112a Cases in 2021](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-2021/)
- [Air Force Article 112a Cases in 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-2022/)
- [Drug at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2023: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-2023/)
- [How Air Force Drug Cases Ended in 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-2024/)
- [Drug at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2025: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-2025/)
- [Army Article 112a Cases in 2021](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-2021/)
- [How Army Drug Cases Ended in 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-2022/)
- [Army Article 112a Cases in 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-2023/)
- [How Army Drug Cases Ended in 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-2024/)
- [Drug at Army Courts-Martial, 2025: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-2025/)
- [Navy-Marine Corps Article 112a Cases in 2017](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-2017/)
- [Drug at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2018: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-2018/)
- [How Navy-Marine Corps Drug Cases Ended in 2019](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-2019/)
- [Drug at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2020: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-2020/)
- [Navy-Marine Corps Article 112a Cases in 2021](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-2021/)
- [How Navy-Marine Corps Drug Cases Ended in 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-2022/)
- [Navy-Marine Corps Article 112a Cases in 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-2023/)
- [Navy-Marine Corps Article 112a Cases in 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-2024/)
- [Navy-Marine Corps Article 112a Cases in 2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-2025/)

## By Rank

- [Army Drug Cases Against Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4): Outcomes and Sentences](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-junior-enlisted/)
- [NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Charged Under Article 112a in the Army](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-ncos/)
- [Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Charged Under Article 112a in the Air Force](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-junior-enlisted/)
- [Air Force Drug Cases Against NCOs (E-5 to E-9): Outcomes and Sentences](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-ncos/)
- [What Happens to Air Force Officers Facing Drug Charges?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-112a-officers/)
- [Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Charged Under Article 112a in the Navy-Marine Corps](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-junior-enlisted/)
- [What Happens to Navy-Marine Corps NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Facing Drug Charges?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-ncos/)

## Charged Together With Other Articles

- [Drug Plus Orders Violation: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 92](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-92-charged-together/)
- [When Article 112a and Article 81 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-81-charged-together/)
- [Drug Plus AWOL: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 86](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-86-charged-together/)
- [Drug Plus Assault: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 128](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-128-charged-together/)
- [When Article 107 and Article 112a Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-107-and-article-112a-charged-together/)
- [Drug Plus Larceny: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 121](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-121-charged-together/)
- [Drug Plus General Article: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 134](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-134-charged-together/)
- [When Article 112a and Article 131b Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-131b-charged-together/)
- [Drug Plus Attempt: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 80](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-80-charged-together/)
- [Drug Plus Disobeying An Officer: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 90](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-90-charged-together/)
- [Articles 112a and 82 in the Same Case: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-82-charged-together/)
- [When Article 112a and Article 120 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-120-charged-together/)
- [When Article 112a and Article 85 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-85-charged-together/)
- [Articles 112a and 128b in the Same Case: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-128b-charged-together/)
- [When Article 112a and Article 87a Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-87a-charged-together/)
- [When Article 112a and Article 87 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-87-charged-together/)
- [When Article 112a and Article 120c Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-120c-charged-together/)

## Charged Together, by Service

- [Army Cases Charging Both Article 112a and Article 121](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-121-charged-together/)
- [Army Cases Charging Both Article 112a and Article 92](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-92-charged-together/)
- [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 120, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-120-charged-together/)
- [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 128, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-128-charged-together/)
- [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 128b, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-128b-charged-together/)
- [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 134, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-134-charged-together/)
- [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 86, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-86-charged-together/)
- [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 90, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-90-charged-together/)
- [Article 107 With Article 112a in the Army: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-107-and-article-112a-charged-together/)
- [Article 112a With Article 128 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-and-article-128-charged-together/)
- [Article 112a With Article 131b in the Army: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-131b-charged-together/)
- [Article 112a With Article 131b in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-and-article-131b-charged-together/)
- [Article 112a With Article 80 in the Army: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-80-charged-together/)
- [Article 112a With Article 81 in the Army: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-81-charged-together/)
- [Article 112a With Article 92 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-and-article-92-charged-together/)
- [Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 112a and Article 86](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-and-article-86-charged-together/)
- [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 81, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-and-article-81-charged-together/)

## Counsel of Record

- [Army Defense Counsel in Contested Article 112a Cases: Prior Cases and Verdicts, 2023–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-defense-counsel-experience-2023-2026/)
- [Army Trial Counsel in Contested Article 112a Cases: Prior Cases and Verdicts, 2023–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-trial-counsel-experience-2023-2026/)

## Across the Services

- [Article 112a Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-across-the-services-2021-2025/)

## Common Questions

- [How Much Confinement for a Drug Conviction (Article 112a) at Court-Martial?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/how-much-confinement-for-a-drug-conviction-article-112a-at-court-martial/)

What the offense covers: [Article 112a on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com).

On the podcast: [S3 E52: What You Need to Know About Positive UAs in the Military](https://www.bodiesburied.com/s3e52-what-you-need-to-know-about-positive-uas-in-the-military/) (members).

How this data was built: [methodology and known gaps](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/how-the-military-trial-results-data-was-built/).

**Compare: federal court.** [Federal Law Has No Crime of Drug Use: How Article 112a Cases Compare](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-no-crime-of-drug-use-article-112a/) · [Drug Distribution and Importation: Federal vs. Court-Martial Sentences, 2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-distribution-importation-vs-article-112a/)

**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.