He is regular army, went AWOL after his 3rd week of BCT at Fort Benning, hes a 25B not sure what that means. He's been gone for almost 15 days now. Will they actually take the time in persuing him? Like sending the cops everywhere or undercover agents and such to apprehend him. Are they allowed to do search warrants like the whole house or yard? or hold me as an accomplice to his whereabouts.
2007-09-06 15:53:47 · 16 answers · asked by curiousnovice 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
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2007-09-06 16:07:37 · answer #1 · answered by Ivan K. 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When I was in the military about 4 years ago a guy at my unit went AWOL. A year and a half later, he was sitting in the CPT.'s office. Turns out he left because he knew he would fail the piss test. After about a year he figured he would not get caught, you know like every one had forgotten, well about 6 months later his friend got pulled over with him in the car and when they ran background checks they got him. He said he could not apply for work because of the AWOL and had to work odd jobs for pay under the table. He was sent to Leavenworth, I am not sure how much time he got, but I am sure it is shorter than the UCMJ action he would have gotten for popping hot, and the rest of the time he had to serve in the military. Tell your friend to go back, he has not hit the 31 day mark yet! Once he does there is no going back, if he returns now maybe something can be worked out as far as punishment goes! I will tell you that doing this was the biggest mistake he could have ever made in his life.
2007-09-07 06:22:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all, he is not a 25B yet if he has yet to complete basic training.
If he gets his act together and returns to Fort Benning, he will most likely get an ELD (Entry Level Discharge). It's neither honorable or dishonorable. Although he can probably fight to stay in if he wants.
I am a 25B, an Information Systems Technician, and have been for over four years now. I completed my basic training at Fort Benning over the summer in 2003. If he's worried about coming to Iraq as a 25B, he has next to no worries about being killed or anything. I spend my days on the patrol base, and work on computers on a fairly regular basis. Out in sector, there are no computers for him to work on, so there really is no reason for him to go out, unless he wants to and volunteers.
He just got through the hardest part of his training. The first three weeks are the worst. It all gets better from there.
Tell him to go back, finish up his last six weeks, and move on to Fort Gordon. It's a lot better there. I had a lot of fun, and when I get back from Iraq, I will be going there in the spring to spend a few years.
As for anyone actually coming to look for him, most likely not. However, the first time he gets pulled over for a routine traffic problem, they will run his record and find he went AWOL and apprehend him then and there. It's really in his best interest if he wants to solve this in a positive manner to take responsibility for his actions.
2007-09-06 16:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by Justin Miller 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Once he is AWOL over thirty days his status will be entered into the NCIS (National Crime Information System). Any police officer that stops him and checks him out in the NCIS data base will generate a "hit". He will then be arrested and put on a Federal retainer and military authorities will be notified to come and pick him up.
Desertion (because that is what his AWOL status has become) is a violation of Article 85 of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice. It is serious enough to warrant even a General Court Martial where the maximum punishment can be a Dishonorable Discharge and prison time.
It will be up to the Department of Justice to pursue charges against you for harboring a Federal fugitive. That can involve criminal court proceedings against you.
My advise to you is to convince him to turn himself in to the nearest military authorities. It doesn't even have to be some post or station for active duty personnel. A National Guard armory or a Reserve Center can accept him back into custody.
BTW, there is no statute of limitations on desertion.
2007-09-06 16:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah once he gets the bench warrant then if he ever gets a speeding ticket, background check for a job, and the list goes on he is screwed. like everybody else he should go back to benning or the nearest army post and turn himself in. then he is only looking at losing money and some other punishments but no jail time. he will probably also get kicked out. it's better than running for the rest of your life. and besides i wouldn't want him in my Army anyone. A Soldier who goes awol in his 3 week of basic is not a person i would consider a friend; a coward maybe but no friend.
2007-09-06 23:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by Scott S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He goes over 29 days and it is desertion with harsh criminal penalties and prison time.
Tell him to report to the nearest installation or recruiting office immediately and face the consequences inside his unit rather than a Courts Martial.
At some point they will nab him and then there will be no excuses listened to for mitigating his actions. We never go looking early as we always hope they return voluntarily.
They know who his friends are, where he is from, his parents et al. so it is only a matter of time they stake one out and bag him.
Oh, It sounds like he didn't miss a unit movement so there probably won't be more charges preferred against him, right now...
Ret. USAF SNCO
2007-09-06 16:24:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's pissing away his future. Many potential employers who may have a good paying job to offer will suddenly have "no openings right now" once they discover what kind of career on the Army he had.
The Army may not do too much to him. Why should they? He's screwing his life up enough by himself.
Talk some sense into him. Tell him to turn himself in. Yes,, sooner or later they will find him.
2007-09-06 16:30:26 · answer #7 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're a true friend, you'll talk him into going back before things get much worse for him. At 31 days, he becomes a deserter, which is a felony. He will get caught one way or another and yes, he'll be thrown out of the military most likely.
As a deserter, he may even serve jail time.
2007-09-06 16:17:57 · answer #8 · answered by John T 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if you know where he is or are allowing him to stay with you, you are committing a federal offense, and yes, you CAN get into trouble for it. at 30 days he becomes a deserter and things will go MUCH worse for both of you. will they actively come after him? probably not, but he will be spending the rest of his life looking over his shoulder, and someday, a year , 5 years, ten years down the road, he will be pulled over for running a stop sign and his number will pop up, and he'll be arrested on the spot and held until the military feels like coming to get him.
2007-09-07 00:41:49 · answer #9 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going AWOL is NEVER a good thing.......he should turn himself and save everyone the time and money looking for him. No matter what he does, he will make a mistake and get caught later on in life and have to face the penalty then.
It's better for him to fess up now and take his punishment like a man......if he didn't want to be in the military, he shouldn't have signed up.....
Good luck to him!
2007-09-06 16:02:47 · answer #10 · answered by soccerref 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They won't actively seek him, but will eventually place a bench warrant out on him. If he has any contact with the law they will take him in and contact the Army to pick him up.
2007-09-06 16:10:41 · answer #11 · answered by Marco R 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋