AWOL During Wartime?

Question

What happens to a soldier if they are deployed, come home on leave, and do not return to their position after leave is over (AWOL)? Please give where you found this info. Thank you.

If a soldier in the US Army becomes AWOL during wartime what are the possible repercussions? What punishment might he/she face?

Answer 1

Ask Bush, he should know. Maybe you could become Pres. some day.
Short of that, I would suggest Canada but stay well hidden until we can vote out Georgie's bumboy , Harper. Hopefully that won't be to long. If you stay in the US, you will be charged with desertion and court marshalled.
This would be entirerly different if you come frome a very wealthy Republican family. Thaank God everyone is treated equally in your Country. Good Luck

Answer 2

In the United States, United Kingdom, and France, military personnel become AWOL (Absent Without Official Leave) when they are absent from their post without a valid pass or leave. Such people are dropped from their unit rolls after 30 days and listed as deserters. However, as a matter of U.S. military law, desertion is not measured by time away from the unit, but rather:

by leaving or remaining absent from their unit, organization, or place of duty, where there has been a determined intent to not return;
if that intent is determined to be to avoid hazardous duty or shirk important responsibility;
if they enlist or accept an appointment in the same or another branch of service without disclosing the fact that they have not been properly separated from current service; or
if they enter a foreign armed force not as authorized by the United States.
A person holding a top secret security clearance is a deserter rather than AWOL, because of the national security implications of the material to which they have access.
People who are away for more than 30 days but return voluntarily or indicate a credible intent to return may still be considered AWOL, while those who are away for fewer than 30 days but can credibly be shown to have no intent to return (as by joining the armed forces of another country) may nevertheless be tried for desertion or in some rare occasions treason if enough evidence is found.

Answer 3

To add to the other answers you've received, there are possibly additional even more severe charges...especially in time of war, like missing a movement. If a person was home on leave and was to return to a unit in a combat zone and went AWOL it is a little more serious than stateside duty, unless things have changed.

Answer 4

The first guy basically hit all the points on it. I will just add for the most part if you are classified as a deserter then you will be arrested and you will have to face a court martial (military court). You will then be charged and depending on how it all goes can find yourself facing time in Fort Leavenworth, KS Military Prison.

Answer 5

In the reserves, if you stop showing up to your unit they might involuntarily deploy you over seas for 2 years(The maximum allowable time). This what a recruiter told me anyways, I dont know if it has ever happened.

Answer 6

Yes, they are AWOL.

Answer 7

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