It has almost been 3 years now. I was in the army for almost 6 months before I decided to leave. I had a serious problem with gambling that was the main reason for leaving. Forget all the excuses though here is my dilemma. It has been 3 YEARS I have done everything from filing taxes every years to repaying a government debt because they paid me for two weeks pay after I left. I have bought a car a house and even been pulled over. I have got TWO speeding tickets one yesterday and I went to jail for being involved in a disorderly conduct scene at a bar during the summer. I called the GI rights hotline about 4 months ago and told them my story and they gave me a number to call to turn myself in. I called the number a sgt picked the phone up and I gave him all my information phone# social security # and my address told him what I did and asked him what he wanted me to do. When he input my social it returned that I was seperated in 2004???? I never got a discharge what is going on??????????
2007-12-24 06:29:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Apparently the military did not think you were worth retaining so they administratively separated you.
You no longer have to fear being arrested but you probably have a 'bad' discharge that will follow you for the rest of your life.
2007-12-24 08:31:37 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You deserted.
However, they make no effort to track them down unless they deserted in a combat zone. They probably just did an administrative discharge and/or just voided your enlistment.
If you push the issue, I am sure they will come up with a DD214 for you showing a dishonorable discharge.
You best bet is to leave it alone and get on with your life. If someone asks you if you SERVED your country. Say NO.
Because you didn't. You deserted.
2007-12-25 00:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were you a reservist? If that's the case then that's the why nothing happened. Reserves get other than honorable for not showing up to 9 drills (5 months). If you were active, then you must have left before you completed school.
2007-12-25 02:19:12 · answer #3 · answered by ignorance_intolerant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By 'separation' do you mean administratively separated? That is a type of discharge, e.g. failure to adapt, pregnancy, released due to injury or hard circumstances. I believe instances like yours differ greatly, it all depends on how your chain of command decided to handle it when you left. Some times if you've been in for less than a year you get out processed as a 'failure to adapt' discharge.
If the number you called wasn't able to give you any further information your best bet will be to contact the Department of Veteran Affairs and see exactly what type of discharge you received.
2007-12-24 14:39:33 · answer #4 · answered by Alessio 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Had you finished your MOS school before you left? If not my hunch is that they simply gave you a dishonerable discharge or a discharge under other than honerable conditions.
I was in the Army and one of my class mates just decided to take off and leave one day. After he got back to Texas, he did call and let the unit know where he was. They pretty much just let him go with one of the discharges that I described earlier.
I think that if you had been attached to your perminant unit, it would have been different. It is probabaly up to your particular branch and unit as to how they want to handle it.
I beleive that deserting during war time is still punishable by the death penalty.
2007-12-24 14:38:25 · answer #5 · answered by hose_b 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
What number did you call. I work for awol apprehension units in the army, turn yourself into the nearest active duty army post as soon as possible. Best think you can do.
2007-12-24 22:21:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Until you've got a copy of a DD-214, with your name and SSN on it, don't believe anything you're told.
Personally, I don't believe for a second that they put you out while you were in deserter status. I suggest you contact a recruiter from your branch and have him/her assist you in getting something in writing as to your status.
2007-12-24 17:28:43 · answer #7 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd imagine its practicality and public relations mostly.
The military use to be a bit heavy handed but they can't afford to do that anymore since they have had a bunch of screw ups with a few bad apples making the headlines. IE...tailhook, abugrave, club gitmo, etc.
If it had been a time of war at the time they might have freaked more, or if you were actually stations on some front lines, but since it sounds like you weren't in long enough for them to worry too much about it, it comes down to the violation of a simple contract that you probably signed the first day in bootcamp.
I'd say you got lucky because the last time I read the UCMJ it didn't distinguish when awol was commited, it just layed down the law as to what happens to you if you do it. So i'd count my blessings ..... since a bunch of black cars didn't show up the next day after reporting it.
2007-12-24 14:38:21 · answer #8 · answered by Nightwind 7 · 0⤊ 7⤋
Wow so some one collected your pay and then discharged you at the end of your term?
You need a lawyer investigating this as there may be a crime more severe than yours?????
Ret. USAF SNCO
2007-12-24 16:09:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Get a lawyer. This could take a while to sort out.
2007-12-24 14:45:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋