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Question about the army and military?
- Thread starter Krome
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Ghost of Tom Joad
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After 24 hours missing you will be considered AWOL, and they will put out a warrant for your arrest. After a month you will dropped from the rolls and can be considered a deserter, although in reality you only get charged for desertion if they can prove you weren't planning on coming back. Even holding on to your military ID could be used to help prove you planned on returning.
Anyway, they won't actively hunt you down, but the next time you pulled over by the cops or in anyway have your ID checked, they will know about the warrant and you will be sent back to your unit to face punishment, and probably discharged from the military.
Anyway, they won't actively hunt you down, but the next time you pulled over by the cops or in anyway have your ID checked, they will know about the warrant and you will be sent back to your unit to face punishment, and probably discharged from the military.
alexander m
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like at basic or whatever? you get charged with being awol.
once your at your unit its not like you have to be in the barracks for the night, you can do whatever u want
once your at your unit its not like you have to be in the barracks for the night, you can do whatever u want
LarrySmile
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Hello Krome,
AWOL stands for "Absent Without Leave."
This means that the person did not have permission to leave his place of duty.
One can only be away from their place of duty (meaning their duty station, base, ship, post, etc.) with PERMISSION.
If a person is being transferred from one base to another he/she will have printed copies of military movement orders authorizing him/her to leave that base and to report to another base for duty. Travel time will be figured in and if the person doesn't show up on the day he/she is supposed to report than he/she is declared AWOL on the records.
A person in the American military is authorized to have 30 days leave each year away from his duty (by law). This person then, puts in a request for leave and if approved by his/her commander then the person is excused from duty for the period of the authorized leave. Sometimes a person takes 30 days leave before reporting to a new base/unit so he/she can visit family. Sometimes a person takes leave for a week or two to take a vacation away from work. But, it is all approved. If a person doesn't come back from leave he/she is listed as AWOL.
Sometimes a person gets a "3-day pass" (72 hours of excused from duty. If the person doesn't return from the pass, he/she is AWOL.
If a person is distressed and is thinking about going AWOL he/she should not do it. They will be punished, fined, reduced in rank/grade and maybe placed into a detention facility for up to 30 days. AWOL is not worth it to ruin a military record.
A person should always talk over his/her problems with his/her supervisor, First Sergeant, and/or Commander. Most problems can be corrected if the people in charge "know about it."
In my 11 years as an Air Force First Sergeant I never had any person in my unit go AWOL from the Squadron.
Good luck writing your story.
Larry Smith
SMSgt, USAF (Ret.)
First Sergeant
AWOL stands for "Absent Without Leave."
This means that the person did not have permission to leave his place of duty.
One can only be away from their place of duty (meaning their duty station, base, ship, post, etc.) with PERMISSION.
If a person is being transferred from one base to another he/she will have printed copies of military movement orders authorizing him/her to leave that base and to report to another base for duty. Travel time will be figured in and if the person doesn't show up on the day he/she is supposed to report than he/she is declared AWOL on the records.
A person in the American military is authorized to have 30 days leave each year away from his duty (by law). This person then, puts in a request for leave and if approved by his/her commander then the person is excused from duty for the period of the authorized leave. Sometimes a person takes 30 days leave before reporting to a new base/unit so he/she can visit family. Sometimes a person takes leave for a week or two to take a vacation away from work. But, it is all approved. If a person doesn't come back from leave he/she is listed as AWOL.
Sometimes a person gets a "3-day pass" (72 hours of excused from duty. If the person doesn't return from the pass, he/she is AWOL.
If a person is distressed and is thinking about going AWOL he/she should not do it. They will be punished, fined, reduced in rank/grade and maybe placed into a detention facility for up to 30 days. AWOL is not worth it to ruin a military record.
A person should always talk over his/her problems with his/her supervisor, First Sergeant, and/or Commander. Most problems can be corrected if the people in charge "know about it."
In my 11 years as an Air Force First Sergeant I never had any person in my unit go AWOL from the Squadron.
Good luck writing your story.
Larry Smith
SMSgt, USAF (Ret.)
First Sergeant
You can be charged with going AWOL, or even desertion, depending upon circumstances. Now, if your character(s) is/are on a weekend or evening pass, things will be okay if he/she/they return to the barracks in time for the next duty day.
AWOL: Absent Without Official Leave. It's not good.
AWOL: Absent Without Official Leave. It's not good.