United States v. Hudson

Opinion of the Court

COOK, Judge.

The question before us is whether the accused was subject to court-martial trial. We conclude that he was.

THE FACTS

Accused is a member of the California Army National Guard. As provided by statute1 and regulation,2 with his consent and that of the Governor of California, he was ordered to active duty at Fort Gordon, Georgia, for a period of “21 weeks or upon completion of MOS [Military Occupational Speciality] training but not less than 4 months.” The 21-week period would haVe expired on August 7, 1975,3 but successive extensions were ordered to enable the…