Uniform Code of Military Justice
Article 184. General Article.
(a) A person subject to this Code is guilty under this Article when the person knowingly engages in wrongful conduct that is not more specifically punishable under another Article and the conduct—
(i) creates a direct, substantial, and reasonably identifiable injury to good order and discipline within the armed forces; or
(ii) under the circumstances, directly and substantially brings discredit upon the armed forces or the military service of the United States.
(b) A specification under this Article shall identify—
(i) the wrongful conduct alleged;
(ii) whether the Government proceeds under subsection (a)(i), subsection (a)(ii), or both; and
(iii) the military interest materially harmed or the direct and substantial basis upon which the conduct is alleged to have brought discredit upon the armed forces.
(d) The Government shall prove a direct and substantial military nexus.
(e) This Article shall not be used to avoid an element, defense, jurisdictional limitation, mental-state requirement, or sentencing restriction belonging to a more specific punitive Article.
(f) No person may be convicted under this Article solely because the conduct resembles an offense established by another body of law. The Government must prove the elements of this Article independently.
(g) A person guilty under this Article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.