Guidance
Court martial results from the military court centres: January to April 2026
Updated 7 October 2026
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| MCS Ref | Rank Rank must be in full with no abbreviations | Service | Unit | Trial Court | Date of Completion | Final Charge(s) at Trial/Sentence | Result | Overall Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025CM06907 | Staff Sergeant | Army | Headquarters Home Command | Bulford | 12-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Fraud | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM06890 | Squadron Leader | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force College Cranwell | Catterick | 13-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Sexual assault | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM06934 | Corporal | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station Wyton | Catterick | 14-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Fighting | Guilty | £2,517.90 Fine. |
| 2025CM06940 | Signaller | Army | 3rd (UK) Division Signal Regiment | Bulford | 20-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Strangulation | Not Guilty | |
| 2025CM06916 | Craftsman | Army | 8 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | Bulford | 22-Jan-26 | Ch 1, 3, 4 & 5: Rape Ch 2: Sexual assault by penetration | Ch 1, 3 & 4: Guilty Ch 2: Not Guilty - no evidence offered Ch 5: Not Guilty | 8 Years imprisonment and dismissed from His Majesty's Service. |
| 2025CM06914 | Staff Sergeant | Army | 22nd Engineer Regiment | Catterick | 23-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Exposure Ch 2: In the alternative: Disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind. | Ch 1: Not Guilty Ch 2: in the alternative - Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM06729 | Lance Sergeant | Army | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | Bulford | 23-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Sexual activity with a child by a person of trust | Guilty | 20 Months imprisonment, reduced to the rank of Guardsman and dismissed from His Majesty's Service |
| 2025CM06729 | Sergeant | Army | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | Bulford | 23-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Sexual activity with a child by a person of trust Ch 2: Contravention of standing orders | Ch 1: Guilty Ch 2: Lie on file | 16 Months imprisonment, reduced to the rank of Guardsman and dismissed from His Majesty's Service |
| 2025CM07023 | Lance Corporal | Army | Scots Dragoon Guards | Catterick | 23-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Assault occasioning actual bodily harm | Guilty | 10 Months Service detention and dismissed from His Majesty's Service |
| 2025CM07029 | Chief Petty Officer | Royal Navy | His Majesty's Ship PRESIDENT | Bulford | 23-Jan-26 | Ch 1 - 3: Conduct prejudicial to good order and Service discipline | Guilty | £670 Fine |
| 2025CM06859 | Rifleman | Army | 3rd Battalion The Rifles | Catterick | 26-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Sexual assault | Guilty | 18 Months Service detention and dismissed from His Majesty's Service |
| 2024CM06705 | N/A | Civilian | N/A | Bulford | 28-Jan-26 | Ch 1-3 & 7-9: Indecent assault Ch 4-6: Indecency with a child | Ch 1 - 8 Guilty Ch 9 - Not Guilty | 10 Years imprisonment. |
| 2025SCC07017 | Mr | Civilian | Civilian employed by NAAFI (Navy Army Air Force Institutes attached His Majesty's Ship LANCASTER) | Bulford | 28-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Assault ocassioning actual bodily harm | Guilty | 12 Month Service Community Order with a requirement to complete 50 hours of unpaid work |
| 2025CM06919 | Corporal | Army | 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment | Catterick | 29-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Fraud Ch 2 in the alternative: Failing to perform a duty | Ch 1: Not Guilty - no evidence offered Ch 2: in the alternative: Guilty | £2870.40 Fine and reprimanded |
| 2025CM07013 | Able Rating First Class (Logistician/Steward) | Royal Navy | HMB Portsmouth | Bulford | 30-Jan-26 | Ch 1 & 2: Misapplying or wasting Service property | Guilty | £1,200 Fine |
| 2025CM06955 | Corporal | Army | Joint Helicopter Support Unit | Bulford | 30-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Forgery | Guilty | Admoniishment |
| 2025CM06944 | Air Recruit | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station Honington | Catterick | 30-Jan-26 | Ch 2: Battery Ch 5: Conduct prejudicial to good order and Service discipline | Guilty | 6 Weeks Service detention |
| 2025CM06944 | Air Recruit | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station Honington | Catterick | 30-Jan-26 | Ch 3: Conduct prejudicial to good order and Service discipline Ch 4: Disgraceful conduct of a cruel kind | Ch 3: Guilty Ch 4: Not Guilty - no evidence offered | 6 Weeks Service detention |
| 2025CM06944 | Air Recruit | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station Honington | Catterick | 30-Jan-26 | Ch 7: Disgraceful conduct of a cruel kind | Guilty | 18 Weeks Service detention |
| 2025CM06944 | Air Recruit | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station Honington | Catterick | 30-Jan-26 | Ch 6: Disgraceful conduct of a cruel kind | Guilty | 18 Weeks Service detention |
| 2025CM06944 | Air Recruit | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station Honington | Catterick | 30-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Battery Ch 3: Disgraceful conduct of a cruel kind | Ch 1: Not Guilty - no evidence offered Ch 3: Guilty | 18 Weeks Service detention |
| 2025CM06996 | Lance Corporal | Army | 22 Signal Regiment | Catterick | 30-Jan-26 | Ch 1: Conduct prejudicial to good order and Service discipline | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM06910 | Sergeant | Royal Air Force | Defence School of Logistics and Administration Worthy Down | Bulford | 03-Feb-26 | Ch 1 & 2: Sexual assault | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM06962 | Air Specialist Class 1 | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station Brize Norton | Bulford | 04-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Sexual assault | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM06959 | Warrant Officer Class 1 | Army | 101 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search) | Bulford | 05-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Non-fatal strangulation | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM07005 | Lance Corporal | Army | 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps | Catterick | 05-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Assault ocassioning actual bodily harm Ch 2: Damaging property | Guilty | 24 Weeks Service dentention and a £427 Service Compensation Order |
| 2025CM06975 | Major | Army | Headquarters Royal School of Artillery | Bulford | 06-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Assault ocassioning actual bodily harm | Not Guilty - no evidence offered | Not set |
| 2025CM06862 | Staff Sergeant | Army | 7 Parachute Regt Royal Horse Artillery | Bulford | 11-Feb-26 | Ch 1 - 4: Battery | Ch 1, 3 & 4: Guilty Ch 2: Not Guilty | £2,500 Fine, £600 in Service Compensation Orders and reprimanded. |
| 2025CM06911 | Private | Army | 9 Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps | Catterick | 13-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Possession of indecent photographs of children Ch 2: Making indecent photographs of children Ch 3: Being in possession of extreme pornography Ch 4: Being in possession of prohibited images of children | Ch 1 to 3: Guilty Ch 4: Not Guilty - no evidence offered | 12 Months Service detention and dismissed from His Majesty's Service |
| 2025CM07033 | Ex-Squadron Leader | Royal Air Force | Formerly of Royal Air Force College Cranwell | Catterick | 13-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind | Guilty | £5,561.64 Fine |
| 2025CM07035 | Sapper | Army | 32 Engineer Regiment | Catterick | 19-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Aggravated vehicle taking | Guilty | 10 Weeks Service detention, suspended for 12 months and reprimanded |
| 2025CM07041 | Private | Army | 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment | Catterick | 19-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Desertion. | Guilty | 12 Months Service Community Order with a requirement to undertake 100 of unpaid work. Dismissed from His Majesty's Service. |
| 2025CM07051 | Guardsman | Army | 1st Battalion The Scots Guards | Catterick | 19-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Absence without leave (AWOL) | Guilty | 6 Months Service detention. |
| 2025CM07024 | Private | Army | 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment | Bulford | 23-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Using threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative behaviour. Ch 2: Unfitness or misconduct through alcohol or drugs. | Guilty | 12 Weeks Service detention, suspended for 18 months. |
| 2025CM07048 | Sergeant | Army | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | Catterick | 24-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Assault occasioning actual bodily harm | Guilty | 16 Weeks Service detention and severely reprimanded. |
| 2025CM06974 | Lance Corporal | Army | 30th Signal Regiment | Catterick | 24-Feb-26 | Ch 1a (orgininal): Threat to kill Ch 1b (new): Threatening with an offensive weapson in a private place Ch 2 & 3: Assault ocassioning actual bodily harm | Ch 1b - to lay on file Ch 1b to 3: Guilty | 18 Months Service detention and dismissed from His Majesty's Service |
| 2025CM06889 | Leading Hand | Royal Navy | HMS NELSON | Bulford | 24-Feb-26 | Ch 1 & 2: Sexual assault Ch 3-4: Disgraceful conduct of an indcent kind | Ch 1 & 2: Not Guilty - no evidence offered Ch 3: Not Guilty Ch 4 - 5: Guilty | Dismissed from His Majesty's Service 12 Month Service Community Order with a requirement to undertake 100 hours unpaid work and up to 15 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days |
| 2025CM07026 | Guardsman | Army | Scots Guards | Catterick | 25-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Battery Ch 2: Attempted causing grievious bodily harm In the alternative to charge 2 - Ch 3: Assault occasioning actual bodily harm | Ch 1 & 3: Guilty Ch 2: Not Guilty | 10 Months Service detention |
| 2024CM06665 | Ex-Fusilier | Army | Formerly of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland | Catterick | 26-Feb-26 | Ch 1 : Sexual assault | Guilty | 40 Months imprisonment. |
| 2025CM06878 | Ex-Sergeant | Royal Air Force | Formerly of Ministry of Defence Corsham | Bulford | 26-Feb-26 | Ch 1 & 2: Sexual assault Ch 3: Misconduct through alcohol or drugs Ch 4: Disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind | Ch 1 & 2: Not Guilty - No evidence offered Ch 3 & 4: Guilty | 18 Month Service Community Order with a requirement to undertake 120 hours of unpaid work and up to 15 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days. £500 Service Compensation Order. |
| 2025CM07031 | Corporal | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station Marham | Catterick | 26-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Misconduct through alcohol or drugs | Guilty | 24 Days Service detention, suspended for 12 months. |
| 2025CM06843 | Captain | Army | 1 (UK) Armoured Division | Catterick | 27-Feb-26 | Ch 1 - 3: Sexual assault | Guilty | 42 Months imprisonment, commission forfeit and dismissed from His Majesty's Service. |
| 2025CM06903 | Ex-Lance Corporal | Army | Formerly of 1 Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps | Catterick | 27-Feb-26 | Ch 1: Controlling or coercive behaviour Ch 2 - 4: Rape | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM07039 | Ex-Leading Hand | Royal Navy | Formerly of Surface Fleet Flotilla | Bulford | 04-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Actual Bodily Harm | Guilty | 12 Months Service Community Order with a requirement to undertake 120 hours of unpaid work £1,000 Service Compensation Order |
| 2025CM06991 | Ex-Able Rating | Navy | Formerly of His Majesty's Ship AGAMEMNON | Catterick | 04-Mar-26 | Ch 1a: Sending an electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety In the alternative Ch 1b: Disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind Ch 2a: Sending an electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety In the alternative Ch 2b: Disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind | Ch 1a & 2a: Not Guilty Ch 1b & 2b: Guilty | 12 Months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years Requirements of Suspended Sentence Order: To undertake 240 of unpaid work within 12 months and up to 20 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirements days |
| 2026CM07064 | Acting Air Specialist Class 1 | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station Odiham | Bulford | 04-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Contravention of standing orders | Guilty | £600 Fine and 17 months Driving Disqualification Order |
| 2025CM06980 | Sergeant | Army | 1st Battalion The Welsh Guards | Bulford | 11-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Ill-treatment of a subordinate Ch 2: Strangulation Ch 3: Assault ocassioning actual bodily harm | Ch 1 & 2: Not Guilty - no evidence offered Ch 3: Guilty | 10 Months Service detention and reduced to the rank of Guardsman |
| 2025CM06913 | Corporal | Army | 15th Signal Regiment | Bulford | 12-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Sexual assault | Guilty | 140 Days Service detention, reduced to the ranks and dismissed from His Majesty's Service. |
| 2025CM06969 | Warrant Officer Class 2 | Army | British Army Training Support Unit Belize | Catterick | 12-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Sexual assault | Guilty | 12 Months Service Community Order with a requirement to complete 60 hours unpaid work and up to 15 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days. Reduced to the ranks and dismissed from His Majesty's Service. |
| 2025CM07042 | Leading Hand | Royal Navy | HMS NELSON | Bulford | 12-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Sexual assault | Not Guilty | |
| 2025CM06981 | Trooper | Army | Household Cavalry Regiment | Bulford | 12-Mar-26 | Ch 1 & 2: Sexual assault | Guilty | Dismissed from His Majesty's Service and 11 months Service detention. |
| 2025CM06881 | Lance Corporal | Army | 9 Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps | Catterick | 12-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Fraud Ch 2: Conduct prejudicial to good order and Service discipline | Ch 1: Guilty Ch 2: Not Guilty | 18 Months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months. Up to 15 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days, 120 hours of unpaid work, £6,000 fine and dismissed from His Majesty's Service. |
| 2025CM07052 | Ex-Corporal | Army | Formerly of 1 Medical Regiment Light Aid Detachment Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | Bulford | 13-Mar-26 | Ch 1 - 5: Fraud | Guilty | 12 Month suspended sentence order with a requirement to complete 240 hours of unpaid work and up to 25 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days. |
| 2025CM06908 | Lance Corporal | Army | 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment | Bulford | 16-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Assault ocassioning actual bodily harm Ch 2: Using threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative behaviour | Ch 1: Not Guilty - no evidence offered. Ch 2: Guilty | 28 Days Service detention, suspended for 12 months. |
| 2026CM07061 | Sapper | Army | 39 Engineer Regiment | Catterick | 16-Mar-26 | Ch 1 to 3: Disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind. | Guilty | 12 Month Service Community Order with a requirement to complete 180 hours unpaid work. Dismissed from His Majesty's Service. |
| 2025CM06923 | Staff Sergeant | Army | 1st Battalion The Royal Yorkshire Regiment | Catterick | 18-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Threatening a person with a bladed or pointed article in a private place. Ch 2: In the alternative to charge 1: Affray New Alternative charge to charge 2: Fear or provocation of violence. | Ch 1: Not Guilty - no evidence offered. Ch 2 & 3: Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2026CM07076 | Ex-Colour Sergeant | Army | Formerly of The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland | Catterick | 19-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Assault ocassioning actual bodily harm | Guilty | 12 Months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years with a requirement to complete 240 hours unpaid work within 12 months. Reduction in rank by two ranks to Corporal. |
| 2025CM06905 | Acting Lance Corporal | Army | 9 Theatre Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | Bulford | 20-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Assault by penetration Ch 2: Rape | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM07000 | Private | Army | 106 Provost Company | Bulford | 26-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Sexual assault In the alternative Ch 2: Disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind | Ch 1: Not Guilty - no evidence offered Ch 2: Guilty | 24 Weeks Service detention and reduced to the rank of Private. |
| 2025CM06978 | Petty Officer | Royal Navy | HMS Drake | Bulford | 27-Mar-26 | Ch 1: Battery Ch 2: Exposure Ch 3 - 6: Sexual assault | Ch 1 & 3: Not Guilty Ch 2, 4, 5 & 6: Guilty | 12 Months imprisonment, reduced to the ranks and dismissed from His Majesty's Service. |
| 2025CM06986 | Private | Army | 9 Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps | Bulford | 14-Apr-26 | Ch 1 & 2: Sexual assault | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM07040 | Corporal | Army | Royal Air Force Station Waddington | Catterick | 14-Apr-26 | Ch 1 & 2: Sexual assault | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM06936 | Private | Army | 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment | Catterick | 16-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Unlawful wounding | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM07034 | Sergeant | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station Coningsby | Catterick | 20-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Affray In the alternative Ch 2:Using threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative behaviour | Ch 1: Not Guilty - no evidence offered Ch 2: Guilty | 25 Days Service detention. |
| 2025CM06831 | Ex-Bombardier | Army | Formerly of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | Catterick | 20-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Making an indecent photograph of a child. Ch 2 - 3: Possession of indecent photographs of children. Ch 4 - 5: Posession of extreme pornographic images. Ch 6 - 7: Posession of prohibited images of children. | Ch 1: Not Guilty - No evidence offered Ch 2-7: Guilty | 12 Months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months |
| 2025CM06993 | Able Rating | Navy | HM Naval Base Portsmouth | Catterick | 22-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Assault by penetration | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2025CM07002 | Master Aircrew | Royal Air Force | Royal Air Force Station High Wycombe | Catterick | 23-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Damaging Service property | Not Guilty - No evidence offered prior to trial | |
| 2026CM07067 | Sergeant | Army | The Royal Logistics Corps | Catterick | 23-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Making a false official record | Guilty | £125.60 Fine |
| 2025CM06963 | Craftsman | Army | 22nd Signal Regiment | Catterick | 23-Apr-26 | Ch 1, 2 & 7: Sexual assault Ch 3, 5 & 6: Sexual assault by penetration Ch 4: Rape In the alternative to charge 4 - Ch 8: Attempted rape | Ch 1, 3, 7 & 8: Not Guilty Ch 2, 4 to 6: Guilty | 7 Years imprisonment and dismissed from His Majesty's Service |
| 2025CM07036 | Ex-Trooper | Army | Formerly of The Royal Dragoon Guards | Bulford | 24-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Battery | Not Guilty | Not set |
| 2026CM07066 | Able Seaman | Royal Navy | 45 Commando Regiment | Catterick | 24-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Misconduct through alcohol or drugs | Guilty | 20 Weeks Service detention, suspended for 12 months. |
| 2025CM07043 | Sapper | Army | 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment | Catterick | 24-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Using violence against a superior officer Ch 2: Failing to attend for a duty | Ch 1: Not Guilty Ch 2: Guilty | £670.48 Fine |
| 2026CM07069 | Private | Army | 4 Parachute Regiment | Catterick | 24-Apr-26 | Ch1: Using threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative behaviour. Ch 2: Behaving in a threatening manner towards an authorised person who orders him into arrest. | Guilty | 9 Months Service detention and dismissed from His Majesty's Service. |
| 2025CM07027 | Craftsman | Army | 27 Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps Light Aid Detachment Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | Bulford | 24-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Theft In the alternative to charge 1: Ch 2: Handling stolen goods | Ch 1: Guilty Ch 2: No verdict taken as convicted on charge 1 | Dismissed from His Majesty's Service. 18 Month Service Community Order with a requirement to undertake 120 hours of unpaid work and up to 15 Rehabilitation and Activity Requirement days. |
| 2025CM06948 | Sergeant | Army | 3 Bn REME | Bulford | 28-Apr-26 | Ch 1: Disgraceful conduct of a cruel or indecent kind | Guilty | £2,300 Fine. |