Office of the Bravo Fleet Judge Advocate General

The Defendant, Jack Reacher, is charged with violating the following Article(s) of Conduct and Reprimand as defined by Section 6 of the Bravo Fleet Judicial Code.

• 25x Plagiarism (Plea: Guilty)

  Members must not submit any plagiarized work as their own. Work of others, including content generated by software or a website, may be used in a member’s work provided that the sections of the work that are not wholly original work of the member and the sources thereof are identified and disclosed.

• 3x Cheating and Exploitation (Plea: Guilty)

  Members must not willfully or knowingly exploit, abuse, or otherwise tamper with official game play or official activity in the form of competitions, tests, or other activities. As used in this section, exploitation means the unsanctioned use of bugs or loopholes in gameplay for the purpose of gaining an obviously unfair advantage. Cheating means the use of any dishonest or unfair act for the purpose of gaining an advantage. Unauthorized use of the same submission in two separate competitions is a form of cheating.

On July 13th, 2025 a story and biography authored by Jack Reacher were flagged by the Bravo Fleet staff and brought to the attention of the Judge Advocate General. The posts in question contained the same type of CSS code from the ChatGPT website seen in case 007. The alleged offender had also come to the JAG during the AI amnesty period and was instructed that they must remove any and all AI content from their submissions in order to remain in compliance with BF policy. The story referenced above, as well as 8 others submitted between July 13th and 14th all contained the same ChatGPT code. Since these were all submitted well after the end of the AI amnesty that coincided with the end of the Nightfall Fleet Action, a further investigation was launched into this member’s content. As such, it was discovered that 17 of the member’s story submissions and 8 character biographies either contained the telltale CSS code or flagged as AI content. Some of those story submissions were also submitted to the Week Two, Week Three, and Event Long writing ribbon race competitions as part of the Nightfall Fleet Action. None of the AI content that the accused had been previously instructed must be removed and/or replaced had been actioned.

At this point it was decided to charge the defendant with 25 counts of Plagiarism for violations relating to using AI in the story and biography submissions in violation of the Creative Integrity Policy and 3 counts of Cheating and Exploitation for submitting fraudulent entries to three competitions. Due to the nature and sheer number of the charges, the possible penalties would exceed those of a one-grade demotion, a Letter of Reprimand, one year probation, or a combination of the above. Therefore, pursuant to Judicial Code Section 3 – Process of Adjudication, a Trial by Jury was to be set. The defendant was notified of the charges and the potential penalties and advised of their rights by the Bravo Fleet Defender. Following that, the defendant plead guilty to all charges in the case.

This case marks the third time that the matter of AI content submissions has come before the court, and the first since our new, stricter Creative Integrity Policy has been put in place. With that being said, the main violations here were the submission of AI generated story content, which has always been against the rules. Bravo Fleet, while it offers many different activities, is still at its core a writing group, with writing forming the main pillar of our activity. The accused gained most of their advancement and medals on the back of their writing submissions. The Character Creation Program Badge for completing the academy course was done on the back of an AI generated biography. Using AI tools to advance through the fleet without putting in the effort and work for those playing fairly is a matter that attacks the fundamental foundations of our club and it’s systems.

The accused had submitted 34 total story activities, with 17 of them being verifiable as ChatGPT content beyond all question. 8 of their 13 characters on the BF website were verified AI content as well. The vast majority of their submissions to our organization were fraudulent. They had spoken to their TFCO, the BFCO, and the BFJAG about AI content and were told that such work was not allowed in Bravo Fleet and were given the opportunity to rectify the situation. They chose not to. Additionally, the submissions on July 13/14 demonstrate a flagrant disregard for the policies of Bravo Fleet and general fair play overall. The defendant submitted 40 Service Ribbons worth of content in roughly a day, which was about 67% of the service ribbons they had earned in their entire tenure in the fleet up to that point. This case, more than any other, demonstrates how the usage of AI can massively shift the ground in favor of those who are taking unfair shortcuts and makes mockery of the awards and advancement that are earned by every other member of the fleet. This cannot, and never will, be accepted behavior within Bravo Fleet.

The only saving grace in this matter for the defendant, that allowed them to avoid further punishment, was the fact that they immediately admitted their guilt upon being notified of the charges in this matter. The advised the Judge Advocate General what they had done, volunteering information that the JAG had not disclosed but was already in possession of which demonstrated that they were not looking to avoid or shirk responsibility for their offense. This factored into the sentencing offered in this case.

In this case, the sentence imposed could be seen by some as being somewhat harsh. The JAG Office felt, however, that given the facts of this case a severe penalty was called for and warranted. The defendant knowingly and willfully violated the rules governing our organization while demonstrating flagrant disregard for the members who were “playing fair” when it came to their submissions and work for the fleet. As such, the following penalties will be imposed on the defendant.

• DEMOTION to Midshipman;
• DISQUALIFICATION from:
  • [Nightfall Phase 2]: Writing Ribbon Race
  • [Nightfall Phase 3]: Writing Ribbon Race
  • [Nightfall]: Writing Ribbon Race
• FORFEITURE of all Merit Awards, Ribbons, Challenge Coins, Academy Badges, and word counts related to the 28 counts;
• GENERAL PROBATION for 12 months
• ACTIVITY BAN from all writing activities for 12 months;