> ## 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. # Is Navy-Marine Corps Endangerment Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 114, 2021–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-114-trend-2021-2025/ - Published: 2026-10-28T08:05:28.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:04:12.000Z - Description: From 2021 to 2025, 22 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial charged Article 114 (dueling before 2019; endangerment since). The median confinement was 1 year, compared with 6 months across the Navy and Marine Corps. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 114, Navy-Marine Corps [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/) › Navy-Marine Corps **Short answer:** From 2021 to 2025, 22 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial charged Article 114 (dueling before 2019; endangerment since). The median confinement was 1 year, compared with 6 months across the Navy and Marine Corps. A punitive discharge was part of the sentence for 68% of convicted enlisted members, compared with 59% in the rest of the two services. Based on 22 cases · 2021–2025 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Endangerment Cases Had Longer Confinement The main difference in this small group is sentence length. Of 19 convictions, 15 included confinement, and the median confinement was 1 year. Across the Navy and Marine Corps as a whole, the median was 6 months. A quarter of sentences in this group were 1.3 years or longer. These are adjudged sentences, imposed at trial before any plea-agreement cap, clemency, or appeal. Each one covers every charge in the case. That matters here, as the next section shows. ## Almost Always Charged With Other Offenses Article 114 was the only charge in just 2 of the 22 cases. Article 92 (orders violation) was also charged in 10 cases and Article 134 (the general article) in 8\. Article 128 (assault) and Article 81 (conspiracy) each appeared in 5, and Article 112a (drug) in 4. Because most cases included other charges, the longer sentences cannot be traced to the endangerment charge alone. The records report one sentence for the whole case. ## An Even Split Between Court Levels A general court-martial can impose any lawful sentence, including long confinement and a dishonorable discharge. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year and can adjudge a bad-conduct discharge but not a dishonorable discharge. In this group, general courts-martial made up 50% of cases: 11 general and 11 special. At the general level, 7 of 9 convictions included confinement, with a median of 1.3 years. At the special level, 80% of convictions did, with a median of 8 months. Only a general court-martial can adjudge more than one year. ## Punitive Discharges Were More Common Than Overall For enlisted members, a punitive discharge is a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge. One was adjudged in 68% of enlisted convictions: 10 bad-conduct discharges and 3 dishonorable discharges. In the Navy and Marine Corps overall, the share was 59%. A dishonorable discharge, the more severe of the two, can come only from a general court-martial. A sentence without a punitive discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## The Contested Share Was About the Same as Overall A case is contested when the accused pleads not guilty to at least one charge, with either a full not-guilty plea or a mixed plea. Of the 21 records that list a plea, 7 were contested and 14 were guilty pleas. That 33% contested share was about the same as the 34% across the Navy and Marine Corps. The data for this offense does not include verdict counts for the contested cases. This page therefore does not report how often they ended in acquittal. ## Year by Year The 22 cases were tried from May 2021 through December 2025: 6 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 5 in 2023, 3 in 2024, and 6 in 2025\. They make up 1% of the 1,882 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial in those years. The highest number of convictions including Article 114 was 6 in 2025, a 2% share of convictions with offenses listed. In 2021–2022, the offense was part of 6 of 707 convictions (1%). In 2024–2025, it was part of 8 of 657 (1%), about the same share. With counts this small, a single case can change a yearly share. | Year | Convictions incl. Art. 114 | All convictions with offenses listed | Share | | ---- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ----- | | 2021 | 5 | 385 | 1% | | 2022 | 1 | 322 | 0% | | 2023 | 5 | 283 | 2% | | 2024 | 2 | 345 | 1% | | 2025 | 6 | 312 | 2% | ## Who Was Charged, and Where By rank, the accused were 15 junior enlisted members, 6 NCOs, and 1 officer. The accused here were more junior than in the rest of the Navy and Marine Corps. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Camp Pendleton, California, each had 4 cases. Okinawa, Japan; Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay; and Bremerton, Washington, each had 2\. Those five installations account for 64% of the 22 cases. Larger installations try more cases of every kind, so these numbers do not show a problem at any one base. Navy and Marine Corps convictions that included Article 114, by year: 2021 5, 2022 1, 2023 5, 2024 2, 2025 65202112022520232202462025 Navy and Marine Corps convictions that included Article 114, by year ## Rule Changes and Missing Information Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel rather than commanders decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. When every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023, the military judge sets the sentence within new sentencing parameters. The records list trial dates but not offense dates, so trials from 2024 on include cases under both sets of rules. Nonjudicial punishment and administrative separations are not in these records. The records do not describe the evidence or plea terms. Dates and sources for the law changes mentioned here: [UCMJ change timeline](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/ucmj-change-timeline/). ### How We Counted Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial tried 2021–2025 that charged Article 114 (22 cases). The trend line uses convictions whose records list the offenses found, by trial 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/). 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) - [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial/) (hub) - [By Offense](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-offense/) (hub) - [Is Army Endangerment Prosecution Rising or Falling? Article 114, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-114-trend-2021-2025/) (another service) - [How Has Article 114 Changed in Air Force Courts-Martial Since 2021?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-114-trend-2021-2025/) (another service) - [Fewer or More? Attempt Charges at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2017–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-80-trend-2017-2025/) - [Fewer or More? 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