How long by regulation before AWOL becomes desertion?
IIRC, some of these freaks are gone a year and the military only goes after them for AWOL, when they fit the bill for desertion.
How long by regulation before AWOL becomes desertion?The threshold is 30 days, but it also depends on "intent." If a soldier leaves with the intent of eventually coming back, technically, it's still just AWOL. The
UCMJ doesn't require automatically changing the charge to desertion after 30 days.