Legal Question in Military Law in Georgia

Re: AWOL during Basic Training / AIT

You'll probably be subject to ART 15 and lose a stripe. Maybe they'll also take up to 1/2 of one month's pay for 2 months. But they will no doubt return you to training. If you missed a week or more they may recycle you into another training platoon.

Re: AWOL during Basic Training / AIT

Most likely he will receive a loss of pay, depending on whether they treat it as a company grade or field grade offense. My guess is that it would be a company grade offense, and you're looking at a forfeiture of pay over one to three months. Of course, the range of punishment is pretty broad, and a lot of it will have to do with what your E2 does and says.

Tell him to keep the faith, however. As an E-1 I was AWOL for nearly a week in basic training. I went on to win two Army Commendation Medals. Redemption is possible. I went on to become a reasonably succesful attorney. So there is hope if he holds on and does what is expected of him.