Misbehavior on Active Duty

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  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Military Affairs, Emergencies and Civil Defense
  4. Military Forces
  5. Armed Forces — Penal Provisions
  6. Misbehavior on Active Duty

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Any member of the national guard who, while on active state duty:

  1. Runs away;
  2. Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property which it is the guard member's duty to defend;
  3. Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place or military property;
  4. Casts away arms or ammunition;
  5. Is guilty of cowardly conduct;
  6. Quits the guard member's place of duty to plunder or pillage; or
  7. Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under control of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard;

    is guilty of a Class E felony.


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