His grandmother passed away and she raised him so he went on emergency family leave from ait. They're saying that it wasn't approved and he's been awol since November 14th.
2007-12-24 06:06:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
First he is no longer AWOL, he is a DESERTER. He will find himself staying in the Brig if he goes back and he will be brought up on charges. He should just go back and suck it up.
IF he doesn't go back and gets pulled over by the police, he will be arrested and then taken in police custody back to the closest base. That way is a lot more dramatic and not really needed.
Time to man up and face the punishment. Who know what will happen, but it is a lot better than hiding from the the police and military for the rest of your life. Hope he never wants to apply for a job or need to go to the hospital any time soon. Being on the run is dumber than running in the first place.
The worst that will probably happen is he will be put on restriction for 45 days and lose a pay grade. No big deal considering we are at war and he could be executed for being a deserter.
I would look for a new boyfriend if I was you. Is he hiding at your house? You could get charged with harboring him! Also, not worth it.
2007-12-24 06:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
He falls under UCMJ, which is punishable by courtmartial, time in leavenworth, dishonorable discharge under less-than honorable conditions. Doesn't matter if grammy raised him and passed away, the military is what it is. The military is not a democracy, but more like a dictatorship which tells you how high and how far and if you disobey their rules, there are consequences to pay.
It would be better if he turned himself in at the nearest recruiters than to have the local authorities pick him up, as alot of police are current reserves or ex-military themselves and deeply frown on awol/desertion, and look upon that as cowardice regardless of the circumstances.
Possibly because he was in AIT and grammy wasn't a close family member his emgcy leave wasn't granted. I had seen where >immediate< family members (father, mother, sister) were ex: killed in a car wreck, that 15 days was granted but had to resume training in a different class.
Given this is a time of war, they may not just give him a dishonorable and boot him. I hate to sound negative, but it is the military.
2007-12-24 06:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Basically it breaks down like this. You Boyfriend was gone for 5 months with no intent to return to duty. The Maximum punishment is death, though that probably won't happen. He'll most likely get 18 months in Prison with the time he is held waiting for his Special Court Martial counting towards his sentence. He will have a hard time getting a job of any notability since that will go in his criminal records. That nonsense about not being able to vote is just nonsense. You lose your right to vote if you have been convicted of a felony but once you serve your time you can vote again. The United States Marine Corps and United States Navy generally refer to this as Unauthorized Absence, or "UA." 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, but rather: *By leaving or remaining absent from their unit, organization, or place of duty, where there has been a determined intent to not return; *If that intent is determined to be to avoid hazardous duty or shirk important responsibility; *If they enlist or accept an appointment in the same or another branch of service without disclosing the fact that they have not been properly separated from current service. People who are away for more than 30 days but return voluntarily or indicate a credible intent to return may still be considered AWOL, while those who are away for fewer than 30 days but can credibly be shown to have no intent to return (as by joining the armed forces of another country) may nevertheless be tried for desertion or in some rare occasions treason if enough evidence is found. The maximum U.S. penalty for desertion in wartime remains death, although this punishment was last applied to Eddie Slovik in 1945. No US servicemember has received more than 18 months imprisonment for desertion or missing movement during the Iraq war.
2016-04-10 23:15:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Army is trying hard to retain people right now,,, they even disgused yelling less i boot camp so more recruits would pass... but over a month he is no longer AWOL he is a deserter... He needs to talk to his commanding officer ASAP. Or hide, and never plan on voting, or working a gov't job. or anything like that... that could be an option... but if emergency leave is 14 days and he was gone over a month... it wasn't approved... at least 16 days of that are unapproved now.
2007-12-24 06:26:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't know why people here are so negative with their answers, it's not necessary. Read this answer if you want a more realistic answer. First, tell him to get in contact with his command. If he wants to go back, he might get away with an NJP (reduction in rank, month restriction). If he makes the effort to call and show he wants to go back, they WILL WORK with him. Now, if he doesn't want to go back, then there's is a process to get an OTH. Since he was in AIT, the chances of a dishonorable are very very slim. For more information go to girights.org
2007-12-24 18:27:49 · answer #5 · answered by ignorance_intolerant 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There's all sorts of punishments for desertion - fines, getting sent to the brig, military imprisonment, discharges, court marshals, etc. Execution is still a possible option, but hasn't been exercised since World War 2 when an example had to be made. At the very least, they'll hear him out.
In some cases, deserters were often just sent back to their units, particularly in times of high manpower demand. Typically just a neat discharge, though.
2007-12-24 06:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by Gotta have more explosions! 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
After 30 days it is no longer AWOL it is Desertion and that means Prison time. We will not expend any great effort to locate him, rather just wait till he gets stopped for speeding and BAM in the slammer.
He should turn himself in ASAP to avoid harsh punishment.
Ret. USAF SNCO
2007-12-24 06:34:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
No such thing as over a month AWOL. He's a deserter. He could be hanged, although I doubt that will happen.
Even assuming it was approved, emergency leave is 14 days.
2007-12-24 06:11:28 · answer #8 · answered by DOOM 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
he needs to go to the nearest base and turn himself in, the sooner the better for him. he can get a military lawyer to defend him. depending on the circumstance a lot of different things can happen. just remember the longer he waits the worse the situation becomes. unfortunatly there is no easy way out.
2007-12-24 07:20:03 · answer #9 · answered by kevin c 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
AWOL... I gotta say, he's probably facing discharge. And not an honorable one either.
If the leave wasn't approved, unless command can overlook it, sounds like he's probably done in the military.
2007-12-24 06:11:22 · answer #10 · answered by Josh 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋