> ## 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. # A Year of Courts-Martial at Fort Benning: 2022 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-benning-courts-martial-2022/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:12:25.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:12:25.000Z - Description: Fort Benning held 18 courts-martial in 2022, and the median confinement was 1.1 years, compared with 6 months across the Army. Only 3 cases were contested (17%), compared with 36% Army-wide. Of 17 convicted enlisted members, 15 received a punitive discharge. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Fort Benning, Army [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › [Fort Benning](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-fort-benning/) › 2022 **Short answer:** Fort Benning held 18 courts-martial in 2022, and the median confinement was 1.1 years, compared with 6 months across the Army. Only 3 cases were contested (17%), compared with 36% Army-wide. Of 17 convicted enlisted members, 15 received a punitive discharge. Based on 18 cases · 2022 · Army records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Median Confinement Over 1 Year Every one of the 18 cases ended in a conviction, and confinement was part of 78% of the sentences. The median confinement was 1.1 years. Across the Army in 2022, the median was 6 months. Among the sentences that included confinement, a quarter were 1.5 years or longer. These are adjudged sentences. They were set at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal, and each covers every charge in the case. Only a general court-martial can adjudge more than one year of confinement. ## Guilty Pleas in 15 of 18 Cases The accused pleaded guilty in 15 cases and contested 3\. A case is contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge. The contested share of 17% was lower than the 36% for the Army as a whole. All 15 guilty pleas are recorded with a plea agreement (15 of 15). Army records say whether there was an agreement but not what it said. None of the 3 contested cases ended in a full acquittal (0 of 3). ## Few Cases Went to Members The accused usually chooses whether a military judge alone or a panel of members decides guilt. A military judge alone decided 17 cases. An enlisted panel heard 1, and no case went to an officer panel. Members heard 6% of cases, compared with 20% in the rest of the Army. ## Discharges and Dismissal Of 17 convicted enlisted members, 15 received a punitive discharge: 14 bad-conduct discharges and 1 dishonorable discharge. The share was 88%, compared with 76% for all Army cases in 2022. The records also show 1 convicted officer or warrant officer, who was dismissed. A dismissal is the officer equivalent of a punitive discharge. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Assault and Drug Charges All 18 records list the charges. Assault under Article 128 was the most common, in 6 cases (33%), compared with 27% across the Army. Drug charges under Article 112a appeared in 4 cases (22%), compared with 13%. Obstructing justice under Article 131b appeared in 11%, compared with 5%. Article 120 (rape and sexual assault) appeared in 2 cases (11%), less often than the 26% Army-wide. Article 92, failure to obey an order or regulation, appeared in 11%, compared with 18%. | UCMJ Article | Cases | Share here | Share, the whole Army docket | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------- | ---------------------------- | | [Art. 128](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-128/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Assault | 6 | 33% | 27% | | [Art. 112a](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-112a-drug-offenses/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Wrongful use, possession of controlled substances | 4 | 22% | 13% | | [Art. 134](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-134/?ref=bodiesburied.com) General article | 3 | 17% | 21% | | [Art. 107](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-107/?ref=bodiesburied.com) False official statements | 2 | 11% | 8% | | Art. 131b Obstructing justice | 2 | 11% | 5% | | [Art. 92](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-92/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Failure to obey order or regulation | 2 | 11% | 18% | | [Art. 120](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/ucmj/article-120-sexual-assault/?ref=bodiesburied.com) Rape and sexual assault | 2 | 11% | 26% | | [Art. 86](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-86/?ref=bodiesburied.com) AWOL | 1 | 6% | 4% | ## Junior Enlisted Members and Court Level Junior enlisted members (E-1 to E-4) made up 67% of the accused, NCOs 28%, and officers 6%. Across the Army, junior enlisted members were 57%. The cases included 10 general courts-martial and 7 special courts-martial, and 1 case does not list the court level. The general share was 59%, compared with 75% across the Army. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and cannot impose a dishonorable discharge. ## Fort Stewart and Fort Carson Fort Stewart (22 cases) and Fort Carson (23 cases) tried a similar number of cases in 2022\. Their median confinement was 11 months and 1 year, both shorter than the 1.1 years at Fort Benning. Their punitive discharge shares were 80% and 90%. Both had more contested cases: 59% at Fort Stewart and 26% at Fort Carson. Full acquittals came in 6 of 13 contested cases at Fort Stewart and 2 of 6 at Fort Carson. | Installation | Cases | Contested | Full acquittals (decided contested) | Median confinement | Punitive discharge (enlisted) | | ------------ | ----- | --------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------- | | Fort Benning | 18 | 17% | 0 of 3 | 1.1 years | 88% | | Fort Stewart | 22 | 59% | 6 of 13 | 11 months | 80% | | Fort Carson | 23 | 26% | 2 of 6 | 1 year | 90% | ## What These Records Leave Out The records give trial dates, not offense dates. They do not describe the evidence or the terms of the plea agreements. Cases handled by nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation are not included. Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Every court-martial tried at Fort Benning with a trial date in 2022 (18 cases). 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 - [Fort Benning: Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-fort-benning/) (hub) - [By Year](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-year/) (hub) - [A Year of Courts-Martial at Fort Benning: 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-benning-courts-martial-2023/) (previous / next) - [What Was Tried at Fort Benning, 2021–2023? 50 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-benning-courts-martial-2021-2023/) (the whole period) - [A Year of Courts-Martial at Camp Humphreys: 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-humphreys-courts-martial-2024/) - [A Year of Courts-Martial at Camp Humphreys: 2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-humphreys-courts-martial-2025/) - [A Year of Courts-Martial at Fort Benning: 2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-benning-courts-martial-2025/) - [A Year of Courts-Martial at Fort Bliss: 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-bliss-courts-martial-2023/) - [Search every case in Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members) Next: [A Year of Courts-Martial at Fort Benning: 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/fort-benning-courts-martial-2023/) → ## Military Judges Who Presided Over Cases at Fort Benning, 2022 - [Trevor I. Barna](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-trevor-i-barna/) - [Gregory B. Batdorff](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-gregory-b-batdorff/) - [Adam S. Kazin](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judge-adam-s-kazin/) Names and links only. Each judge's record of pleas, findings, and sentences is on their Know Your Judge page, part of the [Court-Martial Characters](https://www.bodiesburied.com/judges/) membership. **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.