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| China-Japan-Koreas |
| Court Martial Date Set for Jenkins |
| 2004-10-07 |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Good one, Pappy. His ship came in... and he wasn't even on it. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-10-07 11:33:03 PM |
| #2 The frail 64-year-old has been put back in uniform and assigned to clerical duties with a new unit. Probably a dishonorable discharge, and as quickly as possible; given his age and physical condition, a sentence of life or life at hard labor would most certainly be appealed and likely overturned. At least he was declared a deserter. There was one case of a sailor jumping ship in 1929 and either wasn't declared, or the paperwork never made it in. Fast-forward to 1988. Sailor is now senile and in a rest home. Wife remembers him saying he was once in the Navy, checks with the VA, who refers it to NMPC (now BUPERS). Sailor was never discharged. Long story short: sailor gets 100% disability, and 59 years back pay as an E1. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-10-07 11:13:24 PM |
| #1 "Sentences for desertion in peacetime range from life in prison at hard labor to a dishonorable discharge. Because the United States and North Korea were not technically at war in 1965, it was not clear which category Jenkins' case would fall into." Sentence him to live in North Korea for the rest of his life and don't spend too much cash on executing the sentence. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-10-07 10:01:10 PM |