Military tenants

[Matt Irvin]

Hello BP! Has anyone here had any real issues with military tenants? Deployments don't count as they're doing their jobs and protecting our freedom. I just have concerns due their young age much like college kids.

[Michael Garnto]

Originally posted by @Matt Holmer:

Not paying debts (in this case a lease) is punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.  Now, some commands may be more lenient then others, but it can be an issue for career service members.

I've had clients in the past pay a significant buyout rather then just breaking a lease (even though there was just cause) to avoid any derogatory marks that may affect future promotions.

 When you say just cause what do you mean? It would only take a small spec of just cause to protect them from any sort of UCMJ punishment. You'd pretty much have to prove that they blew all their money on coke and hookers before you could ever hook them under that article. Not to mention how easy it is to fake orders in order to use the SCRA(it seriously only takes 5 mins to fake the paperwork). Breaking a lease also isn't going to have anything to do with whether they get promoted or not. If it ever got serious enough for them to deny a promotion, it's cause they are getting kicked out. With that said, a simple email to their first sergeant will take care of any issue 9/10 times(for the AF anyways). Whether it's official punishment or not, they'll get their fair share if it's a decent first sergeant.

To the OP, let me put it this way, some military members may very well fall into the same category as college kids, no doubt. Those people are few and far between though. Your average dirt bag military guy is still going to be better than a normal college kid.