awol iraqi freedom veteran

[awolscout]

this could have happened

The stykers are deployable, I used to be in the 2nd ID 3rd brigade, 1/14 cav
and i still know some people that are there, and they just got back from Iraq. i dont know where you can up with 08 but the dateline was once farther away for deployability, but it got jumped forward

i do see your point but please understand that i was under a lot of stress and other problems when i left but not we were light cav becoming a stryker unit

 

[rmet4nzkx]

turn Yourself Into A Va Hospital

 

[awolscout]

dont forget

Bite me! I was in Madrid and hubby in Iraq during Desert shield/Storm. My husbands best friend was taken POW when his F16 stationed out of Haun was shot down.(Thats where we were stationed when he deployed over)

My father was a full bird colonal and served three tours in Nam as a forward controller, (Do you even know what that is?).

I am a military brat, and my family has done it's time without EVER going AWOL I may add.

I'm sure the soldiers you are supposed to be standing next to are relieved you are not the one catching their back. YOUR SPINELESS!

would that mos be 13f yeah i know and if i was spineless why was i up for a bronze medal and why did i sign up while we were at war? hmmm must not be spineless huh!oh yeah and why would i sign up as a 19D WHEN I HAD 200+ JOBS OPEN ,IF I WAS A COWARD?

 

[rmet4nzkx]

would that mos be 13f yeah i know and if i was spineless why was i up for a bronze medal and why did i sign up while we were at war? hmmm must not be spineless huh!oh yeah and why would i sign up as a 19d when i haD 200+ JOBBS OPEN IF I WAS A COWARD?

Who knows why, remember you are claiming to be crazy.

 

[Shay-Pari'e]

for one i give a **** about a full bird colonel officers generally care more about their career than a soldier and two desert storm lasted how many days oh yeah and iraqi freedom has lasted about 2 yrs so NOTE I TAKE NO RESPECT FOR ANY SOLDIER WHO SERVED! and the reason i left was to not cause bodily harm on anyone i served with and calling me looney is a big mistake oh yeah and you shouldnt judge anyone by your families" Perfect HISTORY" (the upmost sarcasm to you)
but if there are any people who would like to lend some heplful advice i check this often
and to the soldiers awol active veterans thanks for your time


What is up with,"You don't know who you are talking to"?

Look, I don't care what you say about my father and neither would he. He was not an officer in Nam and as I stated a "Forward Air Controller". You obviously have no idea what that is.

Just for ****s....That is the guy that jumps out of the helicopter FIRST not knowing if it is safe yet. He then calls in the strike. He was shot twice and still served three tours. He was killed in 1989 in a parachute jump gone bad at a show. Anyway's, trust me, he wouldn't care what you thought, he had to much pride serving our country.

Nice to know you don't care about your fellow soldiers that served in 91. The military is better off with you not serving.

Your crazy anyway's right?

Yes, you are SPINELESS for thinking you are the special soldier with no regard to the past soldiers that went before you and are still serving. You are AWOL remember? We clearly know who we are dealing with.

Please note, your statement about "You do not know who you are dealing with" is nutty in itself. You can't harm us behind your computer screen.

Please seek help fast.

Did I spell everything correct BA?

 

[Shay-Pari'e]

would that mos be 13f yeah i know and if i was spineless why was i up for a bronze medal and why did i sign up while we were at war? hmmm must not be spineless huh!oh yeah and why would i sign up as a 19D WHEN I HAD 200+ JOBS OPEN ,IF I WAS A COWARD?

What language is that?

 

[chrisdizz22]

being mentally defective and going Awol seem to go hand in hand around here.

Awolscout- i dont know what you want to hear- people say go to the VA and get documented, so do it. I think that you know what is going to happen, but you are in here asking questions, wishing that someone will tell you what you want to hear.
Being mentally ill is no excuse to go awol, they have hospitals in the army, and employed in those hospitals, are people trained in metal health diagnosis and treatment.

also you talk about you have no respect for anyone who served in desert storm- ,, you might want to fo yourself a favor and turn around and look in the mirror- you are AWOL- so it is very apperant that you just plainly lack respect all together.

anyone who serves reguardless of which war they fought in, or even if they fought at all. deserves respect.


what dates did you serve in Iraq? Were you there form the very begining, from the intital ground battles. yeah desert storm didnt last very long, but everyone that was there was there from the begining.

My advice to you is to just turn yourslef in, you went awol, you knew it was illegal, there for you are guilty. drop the mental health excuses. suck it up and except your punishment like a man.

 

[awolscout]

not a threat

i see no need to make a threat over the internet the only people who could really make true these are hackers and i am not one of these i would love to show all of you my profile but there is absolutly no trust here i am and always be a hero to my family and county oh yeah and most of the cops around here know im awol having a civilian record like mine helps you people seem to be to negative and should just argue in a chat room not waste my time and i got an emai from the gi hotline they said that it does matter where you turn yourself in some bases hold you for a couple weeks and others more than 4 months origionally this was my question so if you would actually like to offer advice instead of opinions be my guest oh and paradise 13f is forward observer so it sounds like i am right

 

[rmet4nzkx]

i see no need to make a threat over the internet the only people who could really make true these are hackers and i am not one of these i would love to show all of you my profile but there is absolutly no trust here i am and always be a hero to my family and county oh yeah and most of the cops around here know im awol having a civilian record like mine helps you people seem to be to negative and should just argue in a chat room not waste my time and i got an emai from the gi hotline they said that it does matter where you turn yourself in some bases hold you for a couple weeks and others more than 4 months origionally this was my question so if you would actually like to offer advice instead of opinions be my guest oh and paradise 13f is forward observer so it sounds like i am right

You are the one making threats and acting like a troll.
You have not followed reasonable advice, given your complaints and attitude, my guess is that you refuse to turn yourself into a VA hospital because you know they will assess and evaluate your psychological disorders and MALINGERING. OH! the "M" word, yes MALINGERING! Did you tell the GI hotline that you are a MALINGERER? Of course MALINGERS may be handled differently depending on where they turn themselves in.

Turn yourself in, get it over with, they don't want MALINGERS in the military and you won't go back to Iraq.

You are the one wasting bandwith.

 

[awolscout]

yall have no idea

anyways a few of the people who instead of offering me advice on WHERE to turn my self in decided to give me their uneducated opinions on my character useing disorders obtained directly from my enlistment to prove their own twisted visions on how well the army cares for their VOLUNTEER soldiers i would also like to point out that you shouldnt make fun of a soldiers situation after neglect and abuse only legal in the military and prison this is all i wish to say and hopefully these people decide to care about their fellow man as much as they care of their own hurtful opinions

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Have you turned yourself in yet?
Your post makes little sense?
Did you turn yourself into a VA hospital?

We have had other posters who have turned themselves in and things are working out.

 

[misledyouth]

Don't sweat it man. A lot of these people have some ok advise to give you but most are just opinions (why they post their opinions on a free ADVISE forum is beyond me). I was awol for 233 days and am getting a general discharge. Just go to a base, go up to the gate guards and tell them you are awol and when you left. They will get you back to your unit and you will more than likely just be discharged. Just tell them the combat stress got to you and you felt you were going to end up hurting yourself or someone else. Anyone who has seen real combat who cant sympothize for you is not worth your time even worrying about. Just be respectful and tell them you couldnt handle it anymore and you'll be straight. As long as you wernt being an ass or getting in trouble before you left they should have no reason to try to screw you over. Check my post a page or two back It has some ok info on it. And again, just be honest. Dont go in there saying you hate the army or **** like that. Go in there with the attitude that the combat related stress was making you feel like attempting completely irrational acts and you didnt know what to do. Make sure you let your chain of command know if you want to remain in or not. They will be in charge of your paperwork and can push for it either way (getting the article 15 and remaining in or getting the article 15 and getting chaptered out). Ill be more than greatful to help out a fellow soldier with any questions i possibly can. Keep your head up bro.

 

[Shay-Pari'e]

Have you turned yourself in yet?
Your post makes little sense?
Did you turn yourself into a VA hospital?

We have had other posters who have turned themselves in and things are working out.

No, but he took the time to delete his threats he posted.

 

[Shay-Pari'e]

Don't sweat it man. A lot of these people have some ok advise to give you but most are just opinions (why they post their opinions on a free ADVISE forum is beyond me). As you are doing?

I was awol for 233 days and am getting a general discharge. Just go to a base, go up to the gate guards and tell them you are awol and when you left. They will get you back to your unit and you will more than likely just be discharged. Just tell them the combat stress got to you and you felt you were going to end up hurting yourself or someone else. Anyone who has seen real combat who cant sympothize for you is not worth your time even worrying about. Just be respectful and tell them you couldnt handle it anymore and you'll be straight. As long as you wernt being an ass or getting in trouble before you left they should have no reason to try to screw you over. Check my post a page or two back It has some ok info on it. And again, just be honest. Dont go in there saying you hate the army or **** like that. Go in there with the attitude that the combat related stress was making you feel like attempting completely irrational acts and you didnt know what to do. Make sure you let your chain of command know if you want to remain in or not. They will be in charge of your paperwork and can push for it either way (getting the article 15 and remaining in or getting the article 15 and getting chaptered out). Ill be more than greatful to help out a fellow soldier with any questions i possibly can. Keep your head up bro.

As the men and women still serving are?

Your pathetic.

 

[lvn4ever]

awol iraqi freedom veteren

TO ALL SEEKING ADVICE ON AWOL SITUATIONS and especially the person who started this thread....
This is an ADVICE bulletin board open to everyone. It is YOUR responsibility to ASSESS each posting and use or discard it..

It would is nothing short of foolishness to make a general statement such as " No AWOLS are being prosecuted. You will be discharged with a general discharge." While I am not quoting anyone verbatim, this certainly is the attitude of some of the postings. One person's experience with returning to military control after being AWOL is JUST THAT: ONE PERSON"S EXPERIENCE.

While a number of soldiers who return to military control are discharged quickly, this is not a universal situation. In fact, in 2004 at Fort Benning ALONE, fifteen soldiers faced GENERAL and SPECIAL courts martials in regard to their AWOL charges. Each of these soldiers received confinement and a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. Confinement was up to two years. An additional 25 soldiers received 30 days confinement and OTH discharges. Twelve more received adverse admin. discharges.** Although this number may not be large, it is like the old adage, "surgery is never serious unless its YOUR surgery." So, if you are AWOL, don't count on waltzing in and waltzing out, you may be one of those who faces stiffer penalties.

Having said that, for all those reading this that are currently AWOL, I want to reiterate the advice given over and over again on this site, esp. by His Holiness, BADAPPLE (lol)---GO BACK NOW. Being APPREHENDED for AWOL will ONLY work against you when the stuff finally hits the fan, and it will hit the fan. Look at all the AWOL threads and you will find the one about the man apprehended for a traffic violation after 18 years on the lam. Last we heard, he was sitting in a county jail somewhere.

I believe it was BADAPPLE who pointed out that while there are UCMJ guidelines on dealing with AWOL, they are ONLY guidelines and they are quite broad. One soldier may be be discharged in a few days, another may be confined. It is irresponsible and just plain untrue to try to guarentee what will happen.

Also, you, AWOL IRAQI FREEDOM FIGHTER, may have been able to claim that you were adversely affected by your combat experience, it is unethical to, in any way, encourage others to do the same unless it actually was their experience. The "let's pull the wool over the Army's eyes-wink wink" bit really isn't going to get a standing ovation here. I have to say, though, after researching AWOL stories intensely for the past four months, INTEGRITY is not really prevalent character trait.

Finally, JAG at Fort Benning reports that many AWOL situations arise when soldiers leave duty in order to avoid apprehension for another charge, such as dealing, theft, assault, and even in one case I found, murder. Again, this makes the broadcasting of general advice "Nothing is going to happen to you" ridiculous. Each soldier has his own story and I have heard many of them ranging from the guy who went AWOL because he had commited a murder all the way to the single mom who had no one to care for her sick child when she was being sent TDY.

Iraqi FF, as many have said to you: you asked for advice, received it but still keep posting. I don't know if you are " shopping around" until you get someone to agree with your position, you like having an audience or what your motivation is. One man's story does not a policy make.

The consequences of AWOL are alot further reaching that what is documented on paper. Post back here in 25 years and let us know if it has affected your life in even the smallest way.

** this info was documented directly from the JAG office at Benning