No. Virtually identical. There are some ordinary things that are military crimes (not just in combat), such as, tardiness to the job and disobeying your foreman, but murder, rape, assault, robbery, etc. are defined the same and punished the same.
Actually, thats not true.Military punishment is allowed to be MUCH harsher. I dont know of any civillian courts that have put anyone in a cell, with only bread and water, 3 meals a day, for 3 days as a punishment.The Navy does (I've seen it done).
"(b) Subject to subsection (a) any commanding officer may, in addition to or in lieu of admonition or reprimand, impose one or more of the following disciplinary punishments for minor offenses without the intervention of a court-martial--
(A) if imposed upon a person attached to or embarked in a vessel, confinement on bread and water or diminished rations for not more than three consecutive days;"
Also, rape
can be punished with the death penalty in the military, although I doubt its been done since WWI, if even that recently).
"920. ART. 120. RAPE AND CARNAL KNOWLEDGE
(a) Any person subject to this chapter who commits an act of sexual intercourse with a female not his wife, by force and without consent, is guilty of rape and shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct."
Also, if you read the UCMJ in the 'punitive articles' section, all articles have something along the lines of "punishment as a court-martial may direct."
Thus, the UCMJ itself sets no limits on punishment for any crimes, with the exception of in most crimes,the death penalty is not allowed, but beyond that, the court martial can punish essentially as it see fit, with the only restrictions being:
"855. ART. 55. CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS PROHIBITED.
Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment, may not be adjudged by a court-martial or inflicted upon any person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.
856. ART. 56. MAXIMUM LIMITS
The punishment which a court-martial may direct for an offense may not exceed such limits as the President may prescribe for that offense."
The UCMJ also allows "hard labor" as punishment still, too
"858. ART. 58. EXECUTION OF CONFINEMENT.
(b) The omission of the words "hard labor" from any sentence of a court-martial adjudging confinement does not deprive the authority executing that sentence of the power to require hard labor as a part of the punishment."
Cite for all above in quotes:
http://www.constitution.org/mil/ucmj19970615.htm