Vance Airman convicted in court-martial Published Dec. 1, 2006 By Capt. Michelle Crawford 71st Flying Training Wing Vance Air Force Base, Okla. -- A Vance Air Force Base Airman was recently convicted in a special court-martial for using cocaine, fraudulent enlistment and making a false official statement to the Office of Special Investigations. The airman first class was in violation of Article 112a, Use of a Controlled Substance; Article 83, Fraudulent Enlistment; and Article 107, Making a False Official Statement, of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The military judge sentenced the Airman to a bad-conduct discharge, five months confinement, and reduction to airman basic. OSI received information that the accused had used cocaine while at a party in Enid. When confronted by OSI agents about the use, the Airman initially lied. Later the person confessed to using cocaine once while on active duty and that the person failed to disclose previous drug use on the person's enlistment papers. Had the Airman's previous drug use been disclosed, the person would not have been permitted to join the Air Force. "This case shows that drug use is not compatible with the Air Force mission," said Capt. Charles Gartland, trial counsel. "If a member is caught using drugs, they can end up like this person and have to serve time in a federal prison, live with a federal conviction and have the lifetime stigma of a bad-conduct discharge."