i've always heard the term AWOL but i don't know what it means!!
2006-12-13 08:02:52 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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In the United States, United Kingdom, and France, military personnel become AWOL (Absent Without Official Leave, pronounced "A-Wall") 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 then listed as deserters. However, as a matter of U.S. military law, desertion is not measured by time away from the unit,
2006-12-13 08:07:29 · answer #1 · answered by yahoooooooooo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absent WithOut Leave
2006-12-13 08:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absent WithOut Leave
2006-12-13 08:04:20 · answer #3 · answered by clifsdi 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Military term. Absent without leave
2006-12-13 08:10:38 · answer #4 · answered by myheart20061018 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a military term: Absent With Out Leave.
snafu also has a military background: Situation Normal, All Fouled Up. Of course, the military used a stronger word for fouled.
2006-12-13 08:05:47 · answer #5 · answered by johngar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AWOL is an acronym for Absent WithOut Leave. It refers to the status of a military member that is away from his/her military duties without permission, but without the intention of deserting.
2006-12-13 08:09:21 · answer #6 · answered by le_arbitre 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absent without Leave.
2006-12-13 08:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by robert m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It stands for "absent without go away" there are different models of awol like K.A.W.O.L which stands for cryptogaphic expertise absent without go away. In different phrases the character has touchy cryptographic expertise advantage.
2016-09-03 15:18:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absent with out leave
2006-12-13 08:04:55 · answer #9 · answered by edgedinblue 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absent Without Official Leave -- I was in the Navy, and learned about this in boot camp.
2006-12-13 08:06:25 · answer #10 · answered by Ami 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋