[Rhodes22-list] Bush's Service Record

[Neil Townsley]

Slim, 
To expand on Rummy's answer, as he said it depends on the timing. As 
an Army company commander during the Vietman era (stateside) I had to 
handle a few of these. If a person was gone only a couple of days and 
came back on his own, it was usually taken care of administratively 
with a fine and reduction in rank but no prison time. If he was gone 
over a month and civil or military police had to go get him it was 
usually considered desertion and punished as Rummy said. Between 
these examples the punishment was a judgement call by the commander 
and considered things like the reason for the AWOL, if it was the 
first time, how good a soldier he was, did he ever plan to return, 
etc.
Neil Townsley

Rummy wrote:
Slim,
Depends on the timing. AWOL (absent without leave) during the Vietnam 
era  
was considered desertion, even if it was stateside. The crime was a 
court  
martial offense and would get you a lot of time in some very nasty 
military  
prisons and a dishonorable discharge. It probably would have ruined 
the person's  
life as no employer would ever hire him, let alone a country make 
him  president.
Had a great Saturday sailing with Capt. Bob Keller again. Winds were 
in the  
8 to 12 range and a good time was had by all.
 
Rummy
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