> ## 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. # Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 129 and Article 92 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-129-and-article-92-charged-together/ - Published: 2026-10-30T08:18:21.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:18:21.000Z - Description: From 2021–2024, 15 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial charged both Article 129 (burglary and unlawful entry) and Article 92 (orders violation). The median confinement was 4 months, shorter than the 8 months in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 129 cases. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 129, Article 92, Navy-Marine Corps [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Offense](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-offense/) › [Article 129](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-129-courts-martial/) › Navy-Marine Corps, with Article 92 **Short answer:** From 2021–2024, 15 Navy and Marine Corps courts-martial charged both Article 129 (burglary and unlawful entry) and Article 92 (orders violation). The median confinement was 4 months, shorter than the 8 months in all Navy and Marine Corps Article 129 cases. A punitive discharge followed 46% of enlisted convictions, compared with 66% across those Article 129 cases. Based on 15 cases · 2021–2024 · Navy and Marine Corps records · data updated October 24, 2026 ## Shorter Confinement Than in Article 129 Cases Overall All 15 cases ended in a conviction on at least one charge. 9 of the 15 sentences included confinement (60%). The median confinement was 4 months. In all Navy and Marine Corps Article 129 cases in 2021–2024, the median was 8 months. At the same time, a quarter of the confinement terms in this group were 1.2 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. ## Fewer Punitive Discharges 46% of enlisted convictions included a punitive discharge: 5 bad-conduct discharges and 1 dishonorable discharge. In Navy and Marine Corps-wide Article 129 cases, the share was 66%. An enlisted sentence with no bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge does not rule out a later administrative separation. ## Contested Cases Of the cases with a plea recorded, 9 were guilty pleas and 6 were not-guilty or mixed pleas. That makes 40% contested. In Navy and Marine Corps-wide Article 129 cases, the contested share was 37%. ## Charges Listed Together Article 129 was never the only charge in these cases. In Navy and Marine Corps-wide Article 129 cases, 9 of 66 charged it alone. Besides Article 92, the most common charges were Article 134 (general article) in 6 cases, Article 107 (false official statement) in 6, Article 121 (larceny) in 5, and Article 128 (assault) in 4. ## Court Level and Rank General courts-martial made up 40% of these cases (6 of 15), and special courts-martial made up the rest. A general court-martial can impose long confinement and a dishonorable discharge. A special court-martial caps confinement at one year. Among the accused with rank recorded, 10 were junior enlisted members and 3 were NCOs. No officers were charged. This group is more senior than Navy and Marine Corps Article 129 cases overall. ## When the Trials Happened The 15 trials took place from January 2021 through May 2024\. There were 8 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 4 in 2023, and 2 in 2024. ## Law Changes and Record Limits Since December 28, 2023, special trial counsel, not commanders, decide whether to prosecute covered offenses such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and murder. And when every guilty finding is for an offense after December 27, 2023, the military judge sets the sentence within new sentencing parameters. Both rules turn on the offense date, which these records do not give, so the 2024 trials may fall under either set of rules. These records cover only cases that reached a courtroom. Nonjudicial punishment, administrative separation, and cases with no action are not included. The records also do not describe the evidence or the 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 with trial dates in 2021–2024 that charged both Article 129 and Article 92 (15 cases), compared with all 66 Navy and Marine Corps Article 129 cases 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 129 (Burglary Before 2019, Burglary and Unlawful Entry Since): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-129-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Article 92 (Failure to Obey Order or Regulation): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-92-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial: Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-courts-martial/) (hub) - [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 129 and Article 134, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-129-and-article-134-charged-together/) - [Article 107 With Article 134 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-107-and-article-134-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 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 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/) - [Article 121 With Article 80 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-121-and-article-80-charged-together/) - [Article 121 With Article 92 in the Navy and Marine Corps: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-121-and-article-92-charged-together/) - [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.