Housebreaking is similar to a burglary in that a service member entered into a home without permission with the intent to commit a crime. That, however, is the extent of burglary’s connection with housebreaking. In every other respect, housebreaking is considered the more general or less severe criminal offense:
Burglary requires the service member to enter a dwelling home or place of residence; housebreaking does not.
Burglary requires that the home be occupied; housebreaking does not
Burglary requires that the service member enter the home at night. Housebreaking can occur in the daytime or nighttime.