I heavily reworded the following entry:
- In the US military, the ranking NCO may relieve an officer of command by lethal force under serious extenuating circumstances. Whether this becomes only a temporary promotion or a possible court martial depends on the intense review as to whether mission objectives and/or personnel were preserved. But during Vietnam's long deployments and inconsistent contact with chain of command, delays in review could leave a sergeant in command for a long time.
Where in the UCMJ, NCO Guide, or Handbook for NCO's does it grant such authority? Since all three documents are public domain, if such wording exists, the claimant should be able to find it.
As a matter of fact, Article 90 of the UCMJ states that in war, "assaulting or willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer," gives the SUPERIOR OFFICER authority to execute a subordinate. Article 100 states, "if a subordinate compels surrender," the SUPERIOR OFFICER again has authority to execute the subordinate.
It doesn't have anything that specifically states NCO's have authority against officers. All the other Articles concerning battlefield execution (85, 94, 99, 101, 102, 104, 106, 110, 113, 118, and 120), apply to all soldiers regardless of rank, but generally implies punishment will be handed from top down.
Edited by Nargrakhan
What's the difference between this and The Starscream?
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The Starscream could want to invoke this, but he might and will try to rise using other methods.
One thing I've noticed happen in at least three different works of media (A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, DC Super Hero Girls, and Jem) is when the characters are putting on a play or similar, and an understudy tries to make the regular actors unable to perform (whether by severely injuring them or inconveniencing them to be in the wrong place) so that they can steal the limelight. Is this an example of Klingon Promotion, or some other trope (and if so, does it deserve its own trope entry)?