UCMJ Article 109: Property Other Than Military Property of United States—Waste, Spoilage, or Destruction

The wasting or spoiling non-military property section of Article 109 refers to the willful or reckless waste or destruction of the real property of another individual. The terms wastewastes, and spoils refer to acts of voluntary destruction of or permanent property damage. This destruction is punishable whether done willfully, intentionally, recklessly, or through a culpable disregard of the foreseeable consequences.