What are the three types of court martial?

What are the three types of court martial?

• A. Administrative, Judicial, Informal
• B. Open, Closed, Mixed
• C. General, Summary, Special
• D. Criminal, Civil, Military

Answer: (C)

The different court-martial types set how formal the proceeding is, who sits in judgment, and how serious the offenses are that can be tried. The most formal and broad in scope is the general court-martial, which uses a military judge plus a panel of members (a jury) and can handle the widest range of offenses with the fullest range of punishments. The mid-level option is the special court-martial, which also involves a military judge but a smaller panel of officers, addressing offenses not as grave as those tried at the general level and with more limited punishment options. The simplest and fastest is the summary court-martial, conducted by a single commissioned officer acting as judge, with no jury, aimed at minor offenses and the most limited punishments.

The different court-martial types set how formal the proceeding is, who sits in judgment, and how serious the offenses are that can be tried. The most formal and broad in scope is the general court-martial, which uses a military judge plus a panel of members (a jury) and can handle the widest range of offenses with the fullest range of punishments. The mid-level option is the special court-martial, which also involves a military judge but a smaller panel of officers, addressing offenses not as grave as those tried at the general level and with more limited punishment options. The simplest and fastest is the summary court-martial, conducted by a single commissioned officer acting as judge, with no jury, aimed at minor offenses and the most limited punishments.