[PENATRATOR]

SprCForr SprCForr:

IIRC yes they do. At least they did a while ago.

FWIW, I'd like to think the fine would be in the same porportion (percentage of monthly pay) as it is for a Pte. Otherwise it's pretty much a pittance for him while it's serious pain for a troop.

EXACTLY, this is why the presiding officer gets a copy of your pay statement prior to passing sentence, this I eagerly await

[themasta]

I've been on a few message boards and the impression I get is that weapon misfires /rarely/ happen outside of mechanical malfunction Therefore, this discharge would have to be due to negligence on the part of the operator, am I correct? I don't hang around guns and so am unaware of how finicky they may or may not be.

[PENATRATOR]

themasta themasta:

I've been on a few message boards and the impression I get is that weapon misfires /rarely/ happen outside of mechanical malfunction Therefore, this discharge would have to be due to negligence on the part of the operator, am I correct? I don't hang around guns and so am unaware of how finicky they may or may not be.

When an ND occurs, the weapon is seized and examined by a Weapons Technician to determine if it is functioning properly. I can say that in all my years, only once have I heard of a case wear weapons malfunction was to blame, it is almost always operator error.

[SprCForr]

To reinforce what Pen has said, in all my years every single case I heard of or dealt with was the result of improper weapon handling drills.