AWOL i need help.

[mixfit321]

i joined the army to get my g.e.d at fort jackson an then i went to basic n ait. after all that happened i went to ft myer for honor guard. i messed up being late and i went awol for 2 days one time bc i didnt know what to do. now i dont know what to do. my wife is pregnant and we both are unemployed. what the problem really was i was an addict and i was addicted to opiates. i have been awol for about a month now and im off the opiates and all what should i do? can anyone give me any info or help. it would b highly appreciated.

[RSzul]

Hi Mixfit,

I went Fort Jackson for my G.E.D. as well, and was one of the orginial groups to go through back in 08.

In any case, do you want to stay in the army or go out? After about 30 days, you will be "dropped from the rolls" and you generally know this has happened if you stop getting paid. Also, you can only get a chapter 10 if you havent signed into you permanent duty station. I got out in the middle of AIT.

However, getting my GED at Ft. Jackson may have made me getting a chapter 10 a bit hard, it's been 5 months or so, and i havent heard or gotten a thing. In any case, if you want out, you can fly down to fort knox, or email a military abse near you to ask about turning yourself in, and getting to fort knox.

I went to a police station that was on a military post as well, they kept me there a day, and then got me a ticket to fort knox, and i left the same day. No jail, no prison, no nothing like that.

Anyways, if you want to get out, there you go. If you want to stay in, turn yourself in, and get ready for a court martial...

[ERAUPIKE]

Originally Posted by mixfit321

i joined the army to get my g.e.d at fort jackson an then i went to basic n ait. after all that happened i went to ft myer for honor guard. i messed up being late and i went awol for 2 days one time bc i didnt know what to do. now i dont know what to do. my wife is pregnant and we both are unemployed. what the problem really was i was an addict and i was addicted to opiates. i have been awol for about a month now and im off the opiates and all what should i do? can anyone give me any info or help. it would b highly appreciated.

You need to return to military custody as soon as possible.

[ansel62]

If you are looking for support and help, contact the GI Rights Hotline. They have alot of info. for you and will not judge you like some of the people on this forum. You have to be careful who you trust. My son is also Awol and I have recieved alot of support from other groups like VVAW, Military families speak out, Mother's against the War etc. all of which I learned of through GI rights. These people are very helpful and can direct you to some real help. Good luck with your journey and stay strong.

[ERAUPIKE]

Originally Posted by ansel62

If you are looking for support and help, contact the GI Rights Hotline. They have alot of info. for you and will not judge you like some of the people on this forum. You have to be careful who you trust. My son is also Awol and I have recieved alot of support from other groups like VVAW, Military families speak out, Mother's against the War etc. all of which I learned of through GI rights. These people are very helpful and can direct you to some real help. Good luck with your journey and stay strong.

None of those groups support or their advice can change the fact that he needs to turn himself in. You must be so proud of your son.

[ansel62]

That's exactly why I said be careful of the advice you get from some these people (Europike). He has no life, nothing better to do than to try to make these young men and women feel like they are scum. Some of these KIDS are scared and have no where to turn. I'm pretty sure they know they have to turn themselves in, do you think that you could have some compassion, What if something happens to them because of the crap you say. These are KIDS! You have no right to judge and condemn and your rambling and bad judgement is not helping them. I am and always will be PROUD of my son and nothing that you say will ever change that. Your thoughts and plain out disregard for humanity is unbelievable! Someday what you dish out will come back to you, and you will be alone and scared. Maybe it already has, thats why you are so heartless. You are of no concern to me, but I do care about the Kids that have no where to turn in their time of need.

[ERAUPIKE]

Originally Posted by ansel62

That's exactly why I said be careful of the advice you get from some these people (Europike). He has no life, nothing better to do than to try to make these young men and women feel like they are scum. Some of these KIDS are scared and have no where to turn. I'm pretty sure they know they have to turn themselves in, do you think that you could have some compassion, What if something happens to them because of the crap you say. These are KIDS! You have no right to judge and condemn and your rambling and bad judgement is not helping them. I am and always will be PROUD of my son and nothing that you say will ever change that. Your thoughts and plain out disregard for humanity is unbelievable! Someday what you dish out will come back to you, and you will be alone and scared. Maybe it already has, thats why you are so heartless. You are of no concern to me, but I do care about the Kids that have no where to turn in their time of need.

You contradicted yourself here, you call them young men and women and then kids. You were correct the first time. You are right, I do not pity these adults that made a voluntary decision to serve their country and then run away. I have every right to judge and condemn them, I am a veteran. I have not judged any of them as people. i have commented on their actions. Your immediate personal attack tells me a few things about you though. You have no credible position to defend so you attack me as a person, although you do not know anything about me. You lack any class and impulse control, just like your son.

Who are you to tell me what I can or can not do?

What makes your opinion anything more then a self-important illiterate rant?

I hope you are prepared to support your son for the rest of your natural life. You can judge that from his first attempt to leave the nest. I would hope that nothing I could say would change the way you fell about your son. His actions should have been what did that.

What part of your sons actions make you so proud?

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