No, I'm not planning to do it...I was on active duty from 2000-2004 and I knew about 8 people who went AWOL permanently and only 2 ever came back. What happens to these people? Please don't be ignorant and say they went to Canada, this was recent. Do they have to live off of their parents and mow lawns the rest of their lives?
2006-06-14 13:47:09 · 10 answers · asked by Richard M 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Well a few things can happen. Alot of it actually depends on the military unit they went AWOL from. First off, as soon as we change thier duty status to AWOL, we hold all pay and allowances... we inventory all property they leave behind within 24 hours. The Army has a group of military police called "AWOL Apprehension" that are informed and a notice goes thru NCIC to all law enforcement agency's. After 10 days we send thier parents a letter explaining that they are AWOL and explaining duty and honor. At the 31 day mark, we begin processing the paperwork to drop them from the military rolls and seperate them from the Army for desertion. They are given a seperation code on thier official records and DD214 that codes them as a dessertor. With that code, it is difficult for them to apply to any college, they will be turned down for all state and federal jobs and they cannot recieve alot of different loans... to include alot of consumer loans. Life at that point kinda sucks for them... and usually so does thier pay. McDonalds and Burger King have even started denying them employment. If you can't get a job at Burger King... well that rests on it's own merits....lol.
2006-06-14 14:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by tcatmech2 4 · 10⤊ 1⤋
It used to be, about 30 years ago, that anyone who went AWOL was sent to military prison for a minimum of one year. Now, the military is not as strict. I understand now you can leave for any number of days and as long as you go back, fill out two weeks worth of paperwork saying you're mentally or medically discharged than you can get off scott free. Of course it doesn't look good on your resume. Help me if I'm wrong.
2006-06-14 13:54:59 · answer #2 · answered by gs400cww 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absent with out leave(AWOL) after 90 days considered a deserter and in wartime can be shot(no lethal injection nonsense here).I peace time if you are caught you are dishonorably discharged,forfeit all pay and allowances and depending what branch end up in some place(federal) like Leavenworth for an awful long time doing hard labor(no sitting around here).but I must add that if you did serve in the military you should have learned the military code of justice or whatever that was(I forget it was the Vietnam era for me)
2006-06-14 14:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by ....... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, they have to be very careful. If they so much as get pulled over for any reason and the cops run their drivers license then it will show that they are wanted for going AWOL. The ones that get caught get sent to military prison. Not a place any one wants to be!
2006-06-14 18:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by ch46marinewife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After 30 days they are listed as a 'deserter' and a warrant is issued for their arrest.
Then someday they will pass through customs or get stopped for a speeding ticket - and get thrown in jail. They get put on a bus for a military post then sit on their butts while they wait for the military to finish processing their dishonorable discharge. (And learn just how slow the military can be when they see no reason to make you happy.)
2006-06-14 17:07:57 · answer #5 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only one I ever knew went AWOL twice -- the first time they put him in a military jail. The second time (he actually escaped from the jail) they just gave him a dishonorable discharge and sent him on his way. He was still in basic, so the penalty might have been lighter for him.
2006-06-14 13:52:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am confused. I have a friend whose husband went AWOL and he went back to his unit and received a dishonorable discharge. His wife told me that over the years it turned Honorable. I don t understand how that can be? it also wasn t during wartime.
2015-08-05 12:50:12 · answer #7 · answered by nobodyslave 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some actually do go to Canada, but most live at home and resume regular lives. They must live clean lives because if their SSN gets flagged, they can be brought back to face desertion charges.
2006-06-14 13:52:34 · answer #8 · answered by Almighty Malachi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends. If he was a dirtbag, they probably won't track him down. for the record, if they don't come back, it's desertion. some people go to Amsterdam, or any country with no extradition law. Desertion is still punishable by death, I think either by hanging or firing squad.
2006-06-14 14:56:39 · answer #9 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure thing
2016-07-27 00:16:37 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋