will only keep it simple because I'm sure I will get the typical suck it up you should die or get put to death my a firing squad. But here goes anyhow due to a serious gambling problem a friend of mine went AWOL and he is now a deserter... This happenned almost 2 years ago and for you all who says that you can never get a job thats a lie also because he passed a background check a week ago and he now is working with me... He has also recently got pulled over for speeding and the cops gave him a ticket and on he went with his life.. But heres the catch he is AWOL for almost two years.... Hes not a ***** he had a serious gambling problem, he won 30000 dollars thought he could do it forever and was addicted im talking 24/7 7 days a week gambling... He never made it to his unit.. He graduated ait went to airborne and thats where he left... I called red cross while he was in the army to tell them about his illness from gambling but the army did nothing??? What can he do?
2007-01-26 11:55:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I'm not absolutely sure, but I don't think they even pursue it anymore. Not too long ago they would track you down and send you to Leavenworth. But I think those days are gone, and they just write you off. The military probably learned it just wasn't worth the effort or cost. If he turns himself in, while it may be an honorable thing to do, he could really be in deep do-do. I'm not sure how to answer your question though. I do feel pretty certain that nobody is actually trying to track him down but he burned a bridge he can never use again or really even refer to.
2007-01-26 12:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by The Scorpion 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had a case as an MP years ago. We went to pick up a prisoner to bring back for a court marshal. We picked him up and started shooting the breeze with him and come to find out he had gone AWOL after returning from Vietnam. Now Vietnam ended in 1974 but this was 10 years later in 1984. He got nabbed for a traffic violation and that was what got the ball rolling. Moral is that it may take some time but sooner or later Uncle Sam will set his sights on your friend.
2007-01-26 12:35:34 · answer #2 · answered by SGT. D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My father ruined my family and childhood with his gambling problem. These people are unaware of what value of any kind means. They get stuck in a mindset that is unstoppable unless he gains something of a deeper value than money. He needs to be shown this value but hell only see it if he wants to. Go to a gamblers anonymous meeting and seek answers from individuals going through the same thing. The cure is individually specific, and must be tailored to his past and present condition...There is no easy way.
2007-01-26 12:24:50 · answer #3 · answered by Gotta Lotta Nerve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets see, I can contact the gov., the gov. will contact Yahoo with a subpoena for your I.D. for harboring a fugitive. Or you can get Mr. Waa to roll the dice and turn himself in. You probably have 2 weeks.
Na, I won't do that . But you should try to talk him into going back on his own. There are those that may be able to help. a Chaplin perhaps.
2007-01-26 12:59:56 · answer #4 · answered by Stuka 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the army doesnt see gambling as an illness. its seen as stupidity i dont understand how he wasnt caught. this will catch up to him and hew will serve time in the brig somewhere tell your friend to be an adult and go turn himself in
2007-01-26 12:17:28 · answer #5 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he really should turn himself in-----as time goes by ,it will only get worse for him if they catch him.
could be ,he has fallen through the cracks in the system--but sooner or later he may get caught up with
2007-01-26 13:02:51 · answer #6 · answered by mcspic63 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋