Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman

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Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman is an offense subject to court martial defined in the punitive code of the United States Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

The elements are

1. That the accused did or omitted to do certain acts; and
2. That, in the circumstances, these acts or omissions constituted conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman.

Here “gentleman” is understood to include commissioned officers, cadets, and midshipmen, of both sexes. A gentleman is understood to have a duty to avoid dishonest acts, displays of indecency, lawlessness, dealing unfairly, indecorum, injustice, or acts of cruelty.^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

See also

• Similar charges exist in the disciplinary regulations of other services. Nigel Rees cites the British Naval Discipline Act of 10 August 1860, Article 24, as the first appearance.Why Do We Say ...?, Nigel Rees, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1944-3
• An Officer and a Gentleman, 1982 film

References

• [Article 133] of the punitive code of the UCMJ, local copy at Cornell University

 

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