My friend made it through basic and AIT but then before he was transferred to his unit he went to his commanding officers and told them about his gambling problems and how he needed to get help right away.. They didnt do anything at first so his family contacted red cross and the red cross contacted the military and he got a 10 day leave before going to his unit... He never made it back to the army. He was been gone for two years and he went to GA for his gambling help and he searched for god and found help there... It has been 2 years AWOL and he has gotten pulled over by the cops once for a speeding ticket and went to court... He has a good job where they run a background check on him... Hes bought a house and a new car... All of this while he was AWOL... And now that hes gotten the help he has saved up money for his family while hes gone he wants to know what happens now with the AWOL and why they havent hunted him down or arrested him when he was pulled over or bought a house????
2007-04-12 07:25:15 · 16 answers · asked by frank g 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You keep asking the same question.....are you really looking for an answer?
2007-04-12 07:30:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Here's the thing with AWOL's. We had a guy go AWOL because he moved (Army Reserves) and never checked in with his new unit. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and he got pulled over like 6 months later and now he is in jail. Because your friend never made it to the unit, it is possible that they lost him in the paper work that is the army. But if they didn't and they took a while to issue the warrant, then it could be sitting there waiting. The best thing to do would be to hire a Private Investigator or get someone to pull a complete background check on him and see what is there. Better be safe and spend the money then driving around with a AWOL warrant on your back with your butt hole puckered everytime you see a cop.
2007-04-12 07:46:01 · answer #2 · answered by David C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Army does not have the time or money to track your friend down. They no longer chase these guys down but I can guarantee that this will come back to get him in the future. Most people who go AWOL either turn themselves in or do get caught in some way. Your friend is better off turning himself in NOW. And a gambling addiction does not matter. I tend to agree with the people who refer to this person as a coward. I really don't care if he has found god...if he truly has then he should be coming clean and not living a lie. And sorry for saying so but I hope he is punished. Because while he has been making a good life for himself others have died trying to do the same!
2007-04-12 07:41:17 · answer #3 · answered by Heath G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How many of your other friends are criminals?? You posted this same question a few weeks ago. You seem concerned and should be. Call (202) 663–2654 to turn him in or at least give them his name and location and if they want to do anything about it they can. ALSO, he is no longer just AWOL, he is a deserter after 30 days of being AWOL. He still needs to deal with this issue. If you want him to just keep on going the way he is, that is fine, but let me tell you the longer he is in this category the more trouble he will get into. Prison is the punishment for being a deserter. So turn him now and maybe he can get out of the sentense or do a little bit of time versus months or years +. Seems like he needs a friend like you to make the right decision since he won't make it himself. Stop asking us what to do since we keep telling you the same thing, turn him in before it gets a lot bigger than it is now.
2007-04-12 07:59:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well he should not have gone awol, he may have found god but he has to answer to him about his integrety. Tell your friend there is still a federal warrant for him, it will always be there, and he will get caught some day. Tell him just go to the nearest Army post turn himself in and he may get lucky and just get a general discharge and that will be that, tell his employer though the bogus background check he did is going to land him in hot water with the Army because of your question.
2007-04-12 08:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite all of the progress he has made in his life, this one thing can be his undoing. He needs to turn himself in. Start by confessing to the employer and taking a leave of absence from his job. Report to the closest military base and give them the information about his status. He will have to be in long enough for a courts martial and then accept whatever the Army determines to be his punishment. If he has a job, a home, and a family it likely will just give him a general discharge and he can go back to his life.
2007-04-12 07:48:59 · answer #6 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The military does not normally air its dirty linen to civil authorities and after two years it is no longer AWOL it is desertion in time of war! The smartest thing he can do is go turn himself in and probably get kicked out with a less than honorable discharge. No guarantee. They could put him in Leavenworth for a long long time if his unit has deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan since he went AWOL.
2007-04-12 07:40:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey Frank....do you have some kind of memory disorder or brain damage?
This is the 13th....I say again....the THIRTEENTH time you have this same question word for word.
What? You don't like the answers you're getting? Or maybe you just like screwing with people that are trying to give you an honest answer?
OK. I've answer this question extensively before so now let me give you a more succinct answer. OK?
You're friend is a chick**** coward who is such a candy*** that he hasn't the balls to keep his word. And now that your "friend" has been AWOL for 2 years...when they catch him I pray they convict him of desertion in time of war. With luck the penalty will be 40 years at hard labor at Ft. Leavenworth.
And you know what else. THIS ISN'T YOUR FRIEND...ITS YOU THAT HAS DESERTED AND ARE TRYING TO GET SOME KIND OF ANSWER THAT YOU THINK WILL GET YOU AN ADMINISTRATIVE DISCHARGE INSTEAD OF PRISON AND AND A DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE.
TELL ME I'M WRONG.....TIME TO BE HONEST FOR A CHANGE......
2007-04-12 07:57:40 · answer #8 · answered by iraq51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually people who are AWOL are not actively looked for. But He should have been caught when he was pulled over if he used the same ID he used to enlist same goes for the job where they did the background check.
2007-04-12 07:37:11 · answer #9 · answered by Customs Rigger 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well it all depends to his chain of command. He still have the AWOL status and soon or later the will get him. They may just required him to finish his time in service and for sure serve a tour in Iraq with US but thas about it. He wont get a dishonorable discharge for that
2007-04-12 08:22:56 · answer #10 · answered by toprieto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Army goes after their own, and in their own time frame. I would advise he get a lawyer and turn himself in. Fort Leavenworth might be his new address without getting this taken care of immediately. The Army does not play with deserters. Don't think he is safe because they haven't caught up with him yet. They will eventually and turning himself in will make them go easier on him. He might just get slapped on the wrist and given a dishonorable discharge. He is however subject to lock up and this can't be ignored. They will go easier if he goes to them, not them coming after him.
2007-04-12 07:36:34 · answer #11 · answered by piratephyl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋