What Happens When You Go AWOL?

We've heard the term "AWOL" before, but what does it actually mean when a soldier goes AWOL? In today's educational cartoon we are looking at the military, and what happens when a soldier goes absent without leave.

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[TheInfographicsShow]

What's the first reason you wouldn't hesitate even for a second to go AWOL?

[rhino]

*captain shows up 5 minutes late to work*

Everyone: “hello, private.”

[tudorfurst]

Take a shot every time you hear: forfeiture of all pay and allowances, reduction to the lowest rank and confinement

[lunathelegacy]

U.S. Military: “prides themselves as being volunteer based”

Also U.S. Military: “You can never leave!”

[arthas]

A friend of my dads went AWOL after being drafted during Vietnam and he was originally sentenced to a fate worse then death: a life time sentence to being Canadian, but was later pardoned.

[hughswaggins]

Am I high or did he just say the same thing over and over again for 6 mins

[WastelandDrifter]

As a U.S Army soldier I can confirm that there is in fact a random 5 star general who roams around each base looking for people and taking money.

[DjPyro]

When I was a kid I thought going AWOL meant going crazy

[gregorymckinney]

I’m a Retired USAF NCO. If you're late for work just stop and buy donuts and say the line was long. Problem solved. Not that I ever did that.

[KarMa-lxoq]

When your WiFi crashes and you can't get back in game.

[TheRomanBond]

"Do you think you'd ever desert the military?"


**every military member stays silent**

[n]

I'm getting recommended this after the Iran drone strike....

[donaldoberice]

This must have been the longest 6 minutes of my life.

[yaboi]

"Do you think you will EVER desert the military?"

Trick question HA you almost got us FBI agent

[Steven.]

Girls: I'm pregnant

Military dads: aight Imma go AWOL

[jahoyhoy]

"A new volunteer is never far away." As an active duty servicemember, this speaks volumes.

[vwmsjr]

In 1999 I was an Army Captain and Company Commander stationed at Fort Hood, TX. I had a soldier go AWOL and never returned (deserted). Fast forward to 2011. I am now a Lieutenant Colonel and am stationed in Korea. One morning I get a call from a JAG officer from the States asked if I remembered the soldier who had deserted back in 1999. I sat back in my chair and told the JAG officer that I remembered the soldier VERY well. The soldier was stopped by the police in Alabama for expired tags and was subsequently identified as having deserted the Army in 1999. The JAG officer told me to be prepared to testify at his court martial. I didn't have to. I never learned the outcome of the soldier's court martial.

[rafamaldonado]

"Generous amount of pay" yeah ok. Still waiting for my generous amount of pay

[DeeDolp]

How many times am I gonna hear “reduction to the lowest rank”

[andylopez]

I like how all of these military videos are being recommended now