The number of persons convicted before court martial in 1996 and 1997 was 26. Of those persons convicted a number would have been charged and convicted of more than one offence. The offences involved consisted of assault, three; larceny, three; absence without leave, ten; conduct or neglect prejudicial to good order and discipline, 13; forgery, two; fraudulent misapplication of service property, one; unlawful possession of a controlled substance, two; offence in relation to documents, one; using violence to a superior officer, one; insubordinate behaviour, one; using insulting language, one.
The sentences imposed ranged from a reprimand to imprisonment and included the following reprimands, two; severe reprimands, five; forfeiture of seniority of rank, two; fines (totalling £3,190), 21; reduction to a lower non-commissioned rank, two; discharge from the Defence Forces, two; detentions (to a total of 558 days), 13; imprisonment for 14 days, one.