One of my good friends past Basic training and A.I.T. but was in permanent party for only a month and left.?

Question

What can happen in this situation its been 9 months already and shes been stopped a couple of times and nothing has happened. She told me that she wants to go back but he was thinking about getting a lawyer. Please let me know what you think and dont tell me nothing out of the UCMJ cause it seems like the military doesnt follow that anymore.

Also she does not want to return to the military.

Answer 1

i would not advise 'your friend' force their way back into the service by using a lawyer.

i would advise possible getting a higher rank to write a letter of recommendation for re-entry

or,.. going to school getting a degree and then re-entering as an officer

good luck

Answer 2

Everybody relax!! People do what she did everyday in the military. At this point she is AWOL. If she wants to still serve all she has to do is report back to her unit and explain why she went AWOL in the first place. They'll slap her wrist give her extra duty (extended work hours) and call it a day. Now if she doesn't want to serve anymore that's fine too. The military only wants the WILLING and able. She still needs to "wo-man-up" and report back to her unit. They'll chapter her right out of the Army and she can go on with her life. Don't sweat getting a dishonorable discharge. The military saves those for extreme cases i.e. sexual assaults, crimes against morality, etc.

Answer 3

Well, she is Absent With Out Leave or AWOL. If the Military decides to enter her as an AWOL person, she can and will be arrested whenever she is stopped. The military, however, take a while before they enter an AWOL person into the NCIC database.

And, the UCMJ can apply to her, once they arrest her. However, most likely she will get a less than honorable discharge or a dishonorable discharge and just let go without spending any time in jail/ prison.

Answer 4

Whoa! If she's AWOL, she'll have to live the rest of her life looking over her shoulder. She WILL end up in Leavenworth. The Army doesn't tolerate quitters! They may not be able to find them quickly, but they do find them.

Hubby had a girl in his unit go AWOL for 6 months, then one day she wandered back into the unit like nothing happened. They gave her a slap on the wrist, but she's still a soldier today!

Answer 5

She is A.W.O.L. but if she returns under her own accord, it may be reprimanded as simply being U.A. - Unauthorized Absence.

The longer she/he wait, the worse the likely outcome. A.W.O.L. can be prosecuted as a felony, in which case it will effect all her/his future endeavors. Unauthorized Absence, on the other hand, could be handled as a minor infraction... maybe some forfeiture of pay, maybe some extra duty, etc.

If the person goes back on their own... they could still petition for a discharge and end their military contract. But if the person chooses to NOT resolve the situation voluntarily... it WILL have a MUCH worse outcome.

Answer 6

Your friend is a deserter! But, apparently the military has not yet entered that fact into the National Crime Information System data base. Once it is entered, the next time she is stopped by the law, she will be arrested and held on a Federal retainer. Anyone whose continued unauthorized absence exceeds thirty days is a deserter.

Answer 7

Your friend is concidered AWOL, and if her unit was deploying, she is concidered a Deserter. Of course, getting pulled over by the police will not get her in trouble, but the first time she applies for a job that has anything to do with Government, she is screwed!!

The best thing for her to do is go back and take care of what she has done.