Military Desertion Penalty. But such a sentence has been carried out just once since the. Desertion carries a maximum punishment of dishonorable discharge, loss of all pay, and confinement of five years.
Web a civilian convicted by a military court may be sentenced to one of the following punishments:[10] imprisonment (in a civilian prison) fine service community order. The commander could impose article 15 (nonjudicial. Web how a commander can handle desertion.