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United States · 2024 Edition
Manual for
Courts-Martial
A free, searchable edition of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States — the Military Rules of Evidence, the Rules for Courts-Martial, the UCMJ punitive articles and statute, and the appendices, down to the subparagraph and each with its citation.
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Statute of Limitations Checker
Estimate the Article 43 (UCMJ) limitations deadline for a court-martial or Article 15 — by offense and date.
Lesser Included Offenses
Look up the lesser included offenses for a charged offense under Article 79
Deadline Calculator
Turn your case dates into a calendar of every R.C.M., M.R.E., and UCMJ deadline they trigger.
The Court-Martial Process
A stage-by-stage map from the alleged offense to appellate review, with every stage linked to the deadlines that attach there.
Appendices
The Manual’s appendices — disposition guidance, the court-martial forms, and the maximum punishment chart.