The DOD is an incubator for the coronavirus
Advice to Sailors Considering Desertion
Sailors aboard the USS Teddy Roosevelt - April 2, 2020. Captain Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt after his letter calling to evacuate the aircraft carrier was leaked to the media. Hundreds of sailors aboard the ship bidding a raucous farewell and saluting their popular commander. (No one seems to be practicing social distancing.)
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Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487. They can help you. You can find them online at: https://girightshotline.org/ The GI Rights Hotline handles thousands of cases each year, so its counselors can be expected to give an accurate picture of likely outcomes. They’re not going to tell you what to do. They’re just going to tell you what is likely to happen if your boy goes UA.
The Army and Air Force usually refer to desertion as AWOL (Absent Without Leave) while the Navy and the Marines usually use the term UA (Unauthorized Absence). Such offenses are a violation of Article 86 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, (UCMJ).
You might want to ask the GI Right Hotline counselor for the name of a lawyer near you. There has always been a negative stigma attached to the notion of desertion, although sailors in close quarters who run a very high chance of becoming infected may not be subjected to the same level of discipline - although It could be the other way around.
The U.S. Navy Personnel Command clearly outlines the procedures when active duty sailors have an unauthorized absence.
It is scary because the Navy will no longer be reporting on the level of infections on ships.
Good luck and stay healthy.
Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487. They can help you. You can find them online at: https://girightshotline.org/ The GI Rights Hotline handles thousands of cases each year, so its counselors can be expected to give an accurate picture of likely outcomes. They’re not going to tell you what to do. They’re just going to tell you what is likely to happen if your boy goes UA.
The Army and Air Force usually refer to desertion as AWOL (Absent Without Leave) while the Navy and the Marines usually use the term UA (Unauthorized Absence). Such offenses are a violation of Article 86 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, (UCMJ).
You might want to ask the GI Right Hotline counselor for the name of a lawyer near you. There has always been a negative stigma attached to the notion of desertion, although sailors in close quarters who run a very high chance of becoming infected may not be subjected to the same level of discipline - although It could be the other way around.
The U.S. Navy Personnel Command clearly outlines the procedures when active duty sailors have an unauthorized absence.
It is scary because the Navy will no longer be reporting on the level of infections on ships.
Good luck and stay healthy.