➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: When does disciplining a child become abuse under military law? (Opinion)
Navy Times – April 24, 2016
Under certain circumstances, service members are allowed to resort to reasonable physical force to discipline their children. However, if too much force is used, or if force is used for the wrong reasons, service members could face a charge of assault consummated by a battery upon a child under 16 years or aggravated assault in which grievous bodily harm is intentionally inflicted when committed upon a child under the age of 16 years, both of which are violations of Article 128 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/advice/ask-the-lawyer/2016/04/24/when-does-disciplining-child-become-abuse-under-military-law/83186588/