Unauthorized Absence without leave | AWOL | UA | Deserter | Military Court-Martial | Nonjudicial Punishment | Administrative Discharge | Deserter

Absence Without Leave (AWOL)/
Unauthorized Absence (UA)

An E-2 who was AWOL and was facing charges for
cocaine use and AWOL retained Mr. George. Mr.
George returned the client to military control and
negotiated a pretrial agreement in which the client
received a negative discharge and limited his
confinement time to fifteen days.

An E-1 who was AWOL retained Mr. George. Mr. George
returned the client to military control. The client faced
nonjudicial punishment and was returned to duty with his
unit with no other punishment.

An E-2 was AWOL for in excess of ninety days. Mr.
George
returned the client to military control, where he faced
nonjudicial punishment and was returned to duty.

An E-4 who had been previously disciplined for absence
without leave (AWOL) went AWOL again and was placed
in pretrial confinement. The client was facing a Special
Court-Martial. Mr. George negotiated a pretrial
agreement in which the client was ultimately taken to a
Summary Court-Martial where he received a sentence
including reduction of one grade and confinement equal
to time served.

An E-5 was accused of AWOL, willfully disobeying a
superior commissioned officer, false official statement,
use of a controlled substance, larceny, assault, and
dishonorably failing to pay a debt. Ms. McCarthy
successfully negotiated an arrangement where the
member was able to avoid a General Court Martial by
receiving an administrative discharge.

These are representative cases from our
representation of military members. Please note
that each case is unique and has specific legal and
factual circumstances which affect the result. These
cases are provided for informational purposes only
and are in no way a guarantee of any particular result
in a future case.