[FreedomCalls]

This needs to stop.

[MadJack]

What happened to being "dropped from the rolls?"

[Dov in Houston]

"possibly fraudulent pay"

While AWOL

POSSIBLY ?

[Alas Babylon!]

In many cases, researchers found, the problems stemmed from local unit commanders delaying or forgetting to report a servicemember AWOL to appropriate officials.

Well, sounds like the First Sergeant and Commander aren't doing their jobs. Perhaps they're waiting for the member to show up with some alibi before charging them with the crime of AWOL, or worse crmie of desertion. That may explain the delaying. I can't defend the forgetting part.