| If you're a member of the armed forces facing a | | | | What type of sentencing applies to military DUI |
| Military DUI charge, the process and consequences | | | | conviction? In a military DUI conviction, there can be a |
| can be much different than someone who faces a | | | | wide variety of punishment. In a civilian trial, a DUI |
| civilian charge. There are some important differences | | | | sentence is limited to community service, jail time, fines, |
| you need to understand when you're dealing with a | | | | loss of license, community service, and DUI programs. |
| Military DUI charge. | | | | These are all limited by state law. |
| What is intoxicated for a military DUI? For members of | | | | In a military DUI case, the sentencing can be quite |
| the military, a military court can use the state's legal | | | | different. For example, military DUI does not have a |
| blood alcohol limit for a military DUI. However, military | | | | maximum legal sentence, so the court will be able to |
| courts aren't limited to the state's legal limit. If your | | | | decide the sentence. A military DUI conviction can |
| blood alcohol limit is lower than the state's legal limit, but | | | | result in dishonorable discharge, a rank reduction, a pay |
| the military court feels it was enough to impair your | | | | deduction, loss of security clearance, fines, and |
| ability to operate a vehicle, you can still be charged | | | | imprisonment. At the very least you may receive a |
| with a military DUI. | | | | formal reprimand for a military DUI. |
| Where will your military DUI be tried? Unlike civilian DUI, | | | | How will a military DUI affect my career? A military |
| a military court will try your military DUI. This means | | | | DUI can have a serious impact on your military career. |
| that you'll need an attorney that understands military | | | | It's possible to receive a dishonorable discharge ending |
| law and military DUI. As in a civilian court, one charged | | | | your military career permanently. Less severe, but still |
| with a military DUI has the right to a defense attorney. | | | | serious, consequences of a military career include the |
| It's important that you get an attorney to assist you | | | | inability to increase in rank or pay grade. Your military |
| with the military DUI as quickly as possible. While civilian | | | | DUI conviction will become part of your permanent |
| court proceedings tend to stretch out over a long | | | | military record. In the armed forced, a military DUI is a |
| period of time, military DUI court will move much faster. | | | | very serious charge with serious consequences. |