what happens when you go awol in the military?

Answer 1

.886. ART. 86. ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE

Any member of the armed forces who, without authority--

(1) fails to go to his appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;

(2) goes from that place; or

(3) absents himself or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty at which he is required to be at the time prescribed; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.


885. ART. 85. DESERTION

(a) Any member of the armed forces who--

(1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently;

(2) quits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service; or

(3) without being regularly separated from one of the armed forces enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another on of the armed forces without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated, or enters any foreign armed service except when authorized by the United States; is guilty of desertion.

(b) Any commissioned officer of the armed forces who, after tender of his resignation and before notice of its acceptance, quits his post or proper duties without leave and with intent to remain away therefrom permanently is guilty of desertion.

(c) Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.

Answer 2

you get dishonorably discharged. And then, if you get arrested, even years later, you can be returned to whatever branch you ran away from, and be forced to serve out the rest of your term, or do some time in the brig. Anyone who goes awol from the military is a coward. You signed the contract, so grow a pair and do your time.

Answer 3

- A warrant will be issued to the police/FBI and other authorities

- Family and friends will be contacted to ensure that the person is not with them.

- If caught, the person will be fingerprinted & processed and thus be in "the system"

- If caught, the person will be taken to the AWOL HQ in Fort Knox, KY.

-If given the standard dishonorable discharge, the deserter will be
disqualified for federal jobs, government-subsidized home loans and tuition grants.

-If you're determined to be a deserter, the maximum punishment during wartime is death (last used in 1945).

Answer 4

the local post commander/officer in charge notifies the military police...they notify any civilian authority. When [if] caught, you will face a court martial [military trial] under UCMJ unified code military justice rules. NOT the same as civilian court.

Answer 5

when caught, you are brought back to the post and court-marshalled under the UCMJ. It is up to the official in charge what your punishment, but one thing you can count on is a dis-honorable discharge, and that will follow you around the rest of your life

Answer 6

You get to make small rocks out of big rocks for about 25 years

Answer 7

You're on the run for the rest of your life and when your caught you go to federal prison. Would not advise it.

Answer 8

Line up.

Answer 9

you get arrested and go to court

Answer 10

You get arrested.