Airman receives bad conduct discharge Published Jan. 24, 2008 By Staff Judge Advocate 60th Air Mobility Wing Legal Office TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A Travis staff sergeant was sentenced to a reduction to E-3, confinement for 20 days and a bad conduct discharge in court-martial proceedings here recently. The member, assigned to the 60th Services Squadron was charged with wrongful use of marijuana on more than one occasion, a violation of Article 112a of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. The maximum punishment for this offense is reduction in grade to E-1, 12 months confinement and a bad conduct discharge. After testing positive for marijuana during Operation NightHawk in October 2007 and failing a unit urinalysis approximately three weeks later, the member was recalled from terminal leave and extended past the end-of-term service date to face court-martial. According to the 60th Air Mobility Wing Legal Office, wrongfully using illegal substances, including marijuana, is a serious offense and will be dealt with appropriately. This conviction qualifies as a federal conviction, which will follow the member for the remainder of their life. This member will serve time in jail and receive a bad conduct discharge, meaning the member will receive few Veterans Affairs benefits and have difficulty obtaining federal or state government employment in the future. In addition, Travis members should know that even if on terminal leave, they remain subject to the laws of the military, and will be recalled to face the consequences of their actions. For more information, contact the Staff Judge Advocate at 424-3251.