10 U.S.C. § 895 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 895. Art. 95. Offenses by sentinel or lookout

(a)Drunk or sleeping on post, or leaving post before being relieved.--Any sentinel or lookout who is drunk on post, who sleeps on post, or who leaves post before being regularly relieved, shall be punished--

(1) if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct; and

(2) if the offense is committed other than in time of war, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.

(b)Loitering or wrongfully sitting on post.--Any sentinel or lookout who loiters or wrongfully sits down on post shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.