Ala. Code § 31-2A-35: (Article 35.) Service of Charges.

The trial counsel shall serve or cause to be served upon the accused a copy of the charges. No individual, against the individual’s objection, may be brought to trial before a general court-martial case within a period of 45 days after the service of charges upon the accused, or in a special court-martial, within a period of 30 days after the service of charges upon the accused.