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Desertion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In military terminology, desertion is the abandonment of a "duty" or post without permission from one's Government or superior. The term AWOL is an acronym for "Absent Without Leave." Ultimate "duty...
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Greg McCormack’s initial experience with military criminal law was as a prosecutor with the Army from 1979-1981, ... AWOL CASES - DESERTERS; If you are absent ... If you have tested positive for drugs, it is crucial that you seek out competent legal advice BEFORE you make any statements or accept Non-Judicial Punishment.
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Guide Note: The offense of Desertion, under Article 85, carries a much greater punishment, than the offense of AWOL, under Article 86. Many people believe that if one is absent without authority for greater than 30 days, the offense changes from AWOL to Desertion, but that's not quite true.
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If I am found guilty at the Article 15, when does the punishment begin? Usually the punishment begins immediately, even if you appeal the Article 15. The commander may, however, delay starting the punishment under certain circumstances (leave, illness, AWOL, field exercise).
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Jeremy Crawford, the Salem man who went AWOL from the Army in April, then turned himself in seven weeks later, ... Crawford was spared punishment after he turned himself in at Fort Sill, an Army outprocessing center in Oklahoma, his father said. He was mustered out of the military with an other-than-honorable discharge.
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Pentagon officials said they had no up-to-date numbers on soldiers who have gone AWOL since the Iraq campaign, ... James Helmly, chief of the 205,000-mem- ber Army Reserve, warned recently that there could be an exodus of active and reserve forces if the United States fails to get other countries to join the Iraq campaign.
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As with all crimes it is up to the military authorities how they would like to proceed but it is a crime and the punishment is jail time. The name of the crime is desertion and if you say go AWOL to fight for the other guys you can probably be charged with treason which is punishable by death. ... Topics: army, military,
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