My brother(a U.S marine) went awol this morning.He has dual citizenship,and he went to canada.He is in the second or third year of a 4 year contract.My question is,what's gonna happen when his superiors notice he's missing on monday morning?Will he go to jail?for how long?will they think to check canada?
2006-10-15 13:54:08 · 16 answers · asked by smallish baby budge 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Desertion during war time is a big NO NO!!!.....If he gets caught, he is in a heap of trouble, not to mention the Article 15 he is going to get, plus a nice fat fine..(yes the military will charge $ for this little stunt)...and probably thrown in the brig....he could get a bust in rank, and still have to serve out his contract in jail, which could get him a dishonorable discharge...and that looks really crappy on your record when the do a background check for employment....If you know where your brother is, I suggest you call him and tell him to lie to his superior, that he is stuck brokedown somewhere, and get his *** back to his base, hellova lot less trouble than AWOL...
2006-10-15 14:07:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If he is AWOL he will have an arrest warrant out for him because it's a federal offense. He will need to turn himself into the local law enforcement agency in the u.s. He will then be handed over the military police, and held. His command will decide if it wants to court martial him, or keep him in, needless to say he will be kept under strict surveillance on base, and he will not be able to leave. Chances are the command will hand him over to the courts, he will receive a dishonorable discharge, which is the kiss of death for any good job, IE teacher, councilor, fireman, mailman, police officer... to tell you the truth i know construction companies that will not touch him, . There is a very good chance that he receives time at ft. Leavenworth. For how long it depends on the court, we are and war and prison time can range from a few months to the death penalty. He can stay in Canada all he wants but his passport will be flagged and no matter how old he gets, even if he tries to enter 75yrs. later he will still be arrested and go through the same procedures. Needless to say he is doing foolish thing, and one more year is not going to kill him he has lasted three
2006-10-15 21:07:11 · answer #2 · answered by b 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your brother has honestly made the biggest mistake ever. When my hubbys unit deployed they found 3 soldiers how went awol (one was awol for almost 6 years) and they were on their way to Iraq. One guy deserted the unit and they caught him and he was thrown in jail and dishonorably discharged. They will look for him it will be on all police records so once he screws up he's in for it. I don't mean to alram you but he should have just finished up his time.
2006-10-16 05:29:53 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you idiots say he's going to be safe there... yea, for how long. When he comes back to the states 20 years from now, he's going to realize the U.S. government has a very good memory when it comes to deserters.
And of course they would know he's in Canada... don't you think they know if he has a dual citizenship?
2006-10-15 21:01:41 · answer #4 · answered by futurefbiguy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I remember rightly, after 30 days, AWOL becomes desertion and carries a stiff penalty. Will they think to check Canada? Now that you've posted that info here, the answer is probably Yes.
However, I support your brother. If there is such a thing as an illegal war, this is it. I wish him luck!
2006-10-15 21:03:45 · answer #5 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
One should also keep in mind that very shortly (next January, I believe), one will need a passport to cross any and all borders into the USA. This will make his coming back for a "visit" difficult at best.
IMHO, he should seek legal military councel ASAP. The military does not look lightly on such people.
Blessings and good luck,
The Ol' Sasquatch Ã
2006-10-15 21:10:54 · answer #6 · answered by Ol' Sasquatch 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They will track him down. They have specialist that only track missing solders. Yes they will follow him to Canada.
After they find him, the trackers MIGHT contact him and give him one opportunity to return willingly. If he does not choose to return willingly, they will go in after him where ever he is located. And if he decides to try to run from them once they find him, well it will not be pretty.
After the court martial trial, he is looking at 25 to life in a military prison. And since this is war time, going AWOL is a capital offense if court decides the situation warrants it. IE do they want to make an example of him
So my suggestion to him and you if you have any way to contact him, is for him to get his unhappy puppy b**t back here now so he will make it to roll call tomorrow morning. Then he can talk to his superiors about being a conscience objector and request transfer to a non-combat unit.
IF he decides to return but would not be back in time for roll call, then he needs to call his superiors now and explain what is going on and that he is willingly coming back now.
There will still be consequences for his going AWOL but by coming back now willingly they will not be as bad as they would be if the trackers have to go after him.
Appearently he does not care about the questionings his family is going to get from the marines. They are going to watch you like hawks and may tap your phones to try to get a lead on him. Don't be surprised when the marines show up to search family homes trying to find out infromation about where he is. Do you know you could be brought up on charges of adding and abetting his criminal act? Especially if you know where he is headed to or what his final location will be. Maybe you can assigned to the cell next to him
2006-10-15 21:26:16 · answer #7 · answered by pj_gal 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
By dual citizenship, I assume you mean Canadian? That could be a help.
There are several deserters who have sought asylum in Canada; last I knew their cases were still pending. If they're not sending non-citizens back yet, I doubt they'll rush to turn over your brother.
But he should definitely seek legal professional assistance up there.
Best of luck.
2006-10-15 21:01:45 · answer #8 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well if he gets cause he will be tried and put into jail. its not the best idea to go awol. does your brother really never want to come back to america. i mean they just recently caught a guy who went to Canada to escape the vietnam conflict, and that was over 40 years ago.
2006-10-15 20:57:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He will go to prison when he gets caught. That was a pretty stupid move on his part. He will go to prison for a lot longer then what time he had left in his service contract. Seeing how they have dual citizenship they are going to know exactly where to look for him at. I actually hope he gets caught. Just another dirtbag in the military. I hope it doesnt run in the family.
2006-10-15 21:05:51 · answer #10 · answered by JB 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋