Don’t know about that. I know they still retain their life insurance coverage but I think that’s about it. My best friend deserted the military and I think he got caught 2 or 3 years later. Knowing him and eventually getting the back story on why he did it I’d have done the same thing. This was back when there wasn’t don’t ask don’t tell and his superiors discounted the harassment from a homo for months. The harasser had no punishment and he was punished with half pay for 3 months and other punitive stuff on his ship.
Do I condone it? NO! Do I understand why he did it? Yes. I’d have been put in the brig for murder if someone was harassing me in the manner he said happened.
Folks sometimes fall off the back of the ship late at night...