The Nation - News from June 25, 1985
The U.S. military services cannot court-martial an officer for having sexual affairs with enlisted personnel if the services’ internal customs defining “conduct unbecoming an officer” aren’t sufficiently clear, the Court of Military Appeals ruled. The court partially overturned the 1982 conviction of an Air Force captain accused of engaging in sexual relationships with three enlisted women, none of whom worked under his command.
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