Legal Question in Military Law in South Carolina

Re: awol- can you find a list

Normally a Federal warrant does not get issued until the individual is placed into deserter status--about 30 days after the initial AWOL. It must be added that there is exposure to considerably greater jail time with a charge of desertion versus a charge of AWOL.

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Re: awol- can you find a list

Concur with Mr. Brand.

Re: awol- can you find a list

When a servicemember goes AWOL, the military documents and keeps track of that fact. After he has been gone for 30 days, then he is administratively declared a deserter and a warrant is filed against him. There is no list which is available to the public, but there are records showing who is AWOL. One a warrant is issued, it will be in the nationwide computer system so that if he gets pulled over for a speeding ticket, he could and likely would be arrested and returned to the military for punishment. The military usually will not go out and actively look fro him, but will send a letter to his home of record stating that he has been a declared a deserter and that he should return.

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