Brought on by a post made by HollywoodMarine. What sort of behavior warrants NJP? Anyone have any stories if they have one?

It can be on the ground of something so simple, complicated or retarded. On my second to last deployment, we had 57 NJP's within 3 months. They ranged from fighting, drunk on/off duty, underage drinking, UA, disrespecting NCO/SNCO/Zeros, destruction of government property, conduct on becoming, etc. Luckily for me, I was not one of those Marines or Sailors.

Ha so it might be the equivalent of detention in high school. I didn't know if it was for more serious offenses. So basically just having some stupid fun may lead to one. Gotcha.

Depending on who the officer or SNCO is, stupid fun could get you a verbal reprimand (Don't do it again. or WHAT THE FU(K DEVIL DOG!), working party, Page. 11 entry, NJP. Too many factors can play into that.

However, nonjudicial punishment (aka, office hours) permits commanders to administratively discipline troops without a court-martial. The receipt of nonjudicial punishment does not constitute a criminal conviction, but is placed on the service record. Maximum penalties depend on the rank of the accused and that of the officer imposing punishment:

For enlisted members accused of misconduct, there are three types of non-judicial punishment commonly imposed.

Summary Article 15: commanders (O-3 and below) and commissioned OIC may impose:
-Restriction to specific limits (normally work, barracks, place of worship, mess hall, and medical facilities) for not more than 14 days
-Extra duties, including fatigue or other duties, for not more than 14 days
-Restriction with extra duties for not more than 14 days


Company Grade (O-3 or below) commanders may impose the above plus:
-Correctional Custody for not more than 7 days (only if accused is in the grades LCpl./E-3 and below)
-Forfeiture of 7 days pay
-Confinement on diminished rations or bread and water for not more than 3 days (LCpl./E-3 and below only, and only when embarked on a vessel)
-Admonition or reprimand, either written or verbal.


Field Grade (O-4 to O-6) may impose:
-Restriction for not more than 60 days
-Extra duties for not more than 45 days
-Restriction with extra duties for not more than 45 days
-Correctional Custody for not more than 30 days (only if accused is in the grades LCpl./E-3 and below)
-Forfeiture of one half of base pay for two months
-Reduction by one grade if Sgt./E-5 or below
-Confinement on diminished rations or bread and water for not more than 3 days (LCpl./E-3 and below only, and only when embarked on a vessel)
-Admonition or reprimand, either written or verbal


If the member considers the punishment to be unjust or to be disproportionate to the misconduct committed, he or she may appeal to higher authority. The appeal authority may set aside the punishment, decrease its severity, or deny the appeal, but may not increase the severity of the punishment. Personnel also are permitted to refuse NJP in favor of a Court Martial; this would be done in cases where they do not feel their Commanding Officer will give them a fair hearing, but this option exposes service members to future public disclosure of military court records. Navy and Marine Corps Personnel assigned to or embarked aboard ship do not have the option of refusing NJP nor can they appeal the decision of the office imposing punishment; they may only appeal the severity of the punishment.

Thanks for the info!

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Ha so it might be the equivalent of detention in high school

Ya right. In many ways it's a stricter way of life. One example would be is if you get caught messing around with someone's wife. That's under the UCMJ as a chargable offence. I can think of 2 Marines who got busted on this...

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One simple sentence of advise - "Stay out of the Man's Office." At least do your best. And not everyone who sees the man is a bad Marine. Some of the best Marines see the man at least once in their careers. You can go there for missing an important detail and as Marines, we are not supposed to miss details - like you missed the little detail about listening to a Walkman when you were not supposed to.

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Brought on by a post made by HollywoodMarine. What sort of behavior warrants NJP? Anyone have any stories if they have one?

What does this have to do with joining the Marine Corps.

You have started two different threads that have ZERO to do with joining. I guess if you think you are going to be a screw up, it might be relevant.

I just read what you posted in the Army forums.

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While it is not true that Marines are by default anymore fit for a gun battle than their Soldier brethren, it does seem like they, at least on this message board, have higher morale, or a sense of identity.

Now perhaps I am just mistaken. Maybe their morale is actually arrogance and hostile attitude being used as a defense mechanism to protect them from feeling inadequate or some other negative attribute.

How would you know what the Marines are or are not? (<- rhetorical). And how dare you insinuate that Marines morale is a defense mechanism for feeling inadequate.

Your next posts, in this forum, better have something to do with joining the Marine Corps. This is not a CHAT room.