10 USC § 887 - Art. 87. Missing movement; jumping from vessel

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title: "10 USC § 887 - Art. 87. Missing movement; jumping from vessel"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "887"
section_name: "Art. 87. Missing movement; jumping from vessel"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PUNITIVE ARTICLES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5406, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2940.)"
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# § 887. Art. 87. Missing movement; jumping from vessel

**(a)** **Missing Movement.—** Any person subject to this chapter who, through neglect or design, misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which the person is required in the course of duty to move shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

**(b)** **Jumping From Vessel Into the Water.—** Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully and intentionally jumps into the water from a vessel in use by the armed forces shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5406, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2940.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 887 | 50:681. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 87), 64 Stat. 135. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2016— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who through neglect or design misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which he is required in the course of duty to move shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2016 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on , as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see  and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under .