My Son Is AWOL from Marines

[usmcmom]

What is the name of your state? New York ********************************My son is awol from the marines he went awol on NOV 15th from SOI CAMP GIEGER before he went awol he told many officers and his combat instructors the he was not mentally fit he said they were showing graphic home made videos of marines in iraq killing people for fun laughing and having a good old time doing it he couldnt handle this when they snaped in they told them o picture some ****ing iraq kid and to blast him with 2 to the chest 1 to the head . my son began seeing things and hearing things not being able to sleep having nightmers of all types he then became suacidile and kept wanting to kill himself he ran up to the armory in hopes that they would shoot him he tried to run on nov 13 and was cuaght 6 hrs later and then he ran on the 15th . he spoke with the pysc doctors and officers and they told him to get back into training. my son is still awol we want to resolve this as fast as possible he wants to turn himelf in only he is scared to death to return to the camp. what can be done to help him. Please help.

call the G.i rights hotline, they can help with the law and procedure of the marines and help you understand where your son stands, most likely an administrative discharge. the number is 1-800-394-9544. Do not be afraid to call, they are peace activist full of military knowledge and they are on your side, not the militarys.

[dallas702]

Not everyone has the ability, even if trained in the mechanics, to actually kill another person (even in war). I'd have to ask why he joined the Marines knowing that the probability was extremely high that he would face the situation. Going AWOL isn't going to help but he does have the right to representation. If the Marines are determined to keep him he should ask to be trained as a corpsman. If he can't take a life maybe he would be good at saving lives.

I don't believe his story about the video or the BS about Marines killing civilians for the fun of it, but I have to wonder if he thought he was joining the Boy Scouts. In this case he should take help where he can get it. Let's hope he makes better career decisions after this.

[usmcmom]

well he says he honestly does not know why he joined he says it was a spur of the moment type of thing the recruter made it sound good he need money they got him... what is going to happen to him when he returns

[bootcampescapee]

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Okay, I was UA Myself from the Marine Corps, But now I'm out, obviously, and I'm about to tell you how.
Well, I went UA str8 from bootcamp. But I was smart about it. I found out about it before I went UA. So I knew what I was doing. I tried calling The GI rights hotline, but as you already probably know, they knew everything about every other branch, EXCEPT the Marine corps. So basically, I got on here and tried to find out info. And alll I got was people trying to tell me that I have to turn myself in ASAP, and I was gonna go to prison, and the funniest of all, I could be executed.-yeah right!
So based on what I found out, If you go UA, you have to be UA for 6 months, then you turn yourself in. I turned myself in to Camp pendleton Ca. I just got dropped off at one of their gates with a small bag of necessities , told them I was UA. And they knew what to do. I was not arrested. And I was not sent to the Brigg. And that is because once you turn yourself in, you are no longer a "flight risk", meaning at risk of runnung. But if you get caught out in the world being UA, they will arrest you, and escort you back to a base, Then you will go to the brigg. So keep a low profile.
So, after I turned myself in, they took me to seperations Company, and put me in a barrack. Bassically, it's a cake walk, all you do all day, from 06:00-16:00 is working parties. EASY! I was there for 3 months, and you just have to stay there mon-fri, and the weekends are yours to do or go wherever. You also get paid while you're there, get to hang out and do what ever. As always thursday are feild days. And you get a meal card so you can go eat breakfast lunch and dinner in the chow hall. and get this, you get two hours for lunch. you just keep your camis on for the time you're working, then you get to change over, watch tv, listen to the radio go clubin get drunk whatever.
While I was there, I didn't have to go to working parties, because they assigned me a permanent job while I was there working for the CG. An easy job as a clerk. Believe me, time flies by so quikly when you're there. I know that all cases are different, but there were many grunts in there with me, and they weren't treated any differently. I got a general discharge. And you will probably get an OTH unless drugs are involved then it will be a bad conduct discharge. So you just bassically are waiting for the day they call you up to sign your discharge papers.
The most important thing of all, is when you talk to your lawyer, and talk to the CO, try and make it very clear you want out, or else they'll think you're sorry for doing it and think about retaining you.

If you have anymore questions, please ask.

[Shay-Pari'e]

OMG! How many times are you going to post this crap! ?

Originally Posted by Shay-Pari'e

OMG! How many times are you going to post this crap! ?

He must have just discovered the copy and paste feature on his mouse