Legal Question in Military Law in Utah

awol nephew

My nephew went awol in May. He seems to think he is not in any kind of trouble. He said he might turn himself in after December but he wanted to camping & hunting. Is this for real? If so why would anyone join the military?


Asked on 9/10/07, 4:44 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Neal Puckett The Law Firm of Puckett and Faraj, PC

Re: awol nephew

Your nephew could not be more wrong. He's already in quite a bit of trouble. I can only recommend that he return to his unit as soon as possible in order to minimize the adverse consequence of his extremely poor judgement. There is already a computer request (like a federal warrant) out to all law enforcement agencies to arrest and detain him so that military escorts can pick him up and return him to military control.

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Answered on 9/10/07, 4:49 pm
Philip D. Cave Military Law & Justice

Re: awol nephew

1. Not a good situation.

2. Once a person is gone more than 30 days, they get declared a deserter, and a federal arrest warrant is issued. After that, it's usually a silly traffic ticket that get's them arrested and put in county jail for a week or so until the military picks them up.

3. The military has various options to prosecute or discipline.

Feel free to call for more detailed guidance. I represent quite a few servicemembers on these issues.

Sincerely, www.court-martial.com

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Answered on 9/10/07, 4:50 pm


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