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2007-07-18 Home Front: WoT

Navy says missing Whidbey officer's a deserter

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-07-18 10:11|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 WTF! UCMJ says 30+ days then declare as deserter. That's right, this is an "officer" so they get more leeway! Friggin' yacht club! Been out 20 years this August and those one-way effers still piss me off.

Posted by Almost Anonymous5839">Almost Anonymous5839 2007-07-18 12:12|| 2007-07-18 12:12|| Front Page Top

#2 True, UCMJ does say that. However commanders are given the leeway on when to officially start the AWOL process. After being 30 days on AWOL then they are dropped from the rolls as a deserter.

I personally have extended two soldiers leave to delay the AWOL process. Was I being soft? Nope. I was building a case for a future prosecution that showed my 1SG and I did everything possible to help these two soldiers out... bending over backwards if you will.

It worked. When they both came to trial, they didnt have a legal leg stand on. Most defense lawyers will try to show the commad is against them. That, in our case, was impossible.

Also, Commanding Generals reserve the right of UCMJ for all officers under their command. I would imagine it is similar in the Navy. The reason I bring this point up is that you can not really appreciate the time paperwork requires to get it right and through all the protocal hoops to get in front a Commanding General for approval.
With those two points, the timeline is not that unrealistic.

In the military, paperwork is our biggest enemy.

Posted by Army Life 2007-07-18 17:58|| 2007-07-18 17:58|| Front Page Top

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