An officer and a gentleman
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An officer and a gentlemen is a concept and phase widely used in and about the British armed services from at least the early nineteenth century. The phrase was codified in Article 133 of the US Uniform Code of Military Justice
which allows "Conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman" to be punished by a court martial.
Uniform Code of Military Justice
The Uniform Code of Military Justice , is the foundation of military law in the United States. It is was established by the United States Congress in accordance with the authority given by the United States Constitution in Article I, Section 8, which provides that "The Congress shall have Power . ....
which allows "Conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman" to be punished by a court martial.
In popular culture
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by Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The 1982 film An Officer and a GentlemanAn Officer and a GentlemanA Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American drama film that tells the story of a U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate who comes into conflict with the Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who trains him. It was written by Douglas Day Stewart and directed by Taylor Hackford...