For the last time, G. W. *bush did NOT go AWOL.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

He deserted is post in a time of war.
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Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)

ART. 85. DESERTION


(a) Any member of the armed forces who--

(1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently;

(2) quits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service; or

(3) without being regularly separated from one of the armed forces enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another on of the armed forces without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated, or enters any foreign armed service except when authorized by the United States;

is guilty of desertion.

(b) Any commissioned officer of the armed forces who, after tender of his resignation and before notice of its acceptance, quits his post or proper duties without leave and with intent to remain away therefrom permanently is guilty of desertion.

(c) Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.

[mopaul]

1. a deserter then, a deserter now

you are correct

[Trajan]

2. The Coward Of Crawford ...

Should be shining concrete floors at Leavenworth .... or peddling pencils ....

[Another Bill C.]

3. Actually...

a little more research is called for.

A member of the National Guard is not subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice unless he is called up to active duty. The Texas Air National Guard has its own set of regulations which have changed since Shrub's time in TANG. If charges were to be brought, they would have to originate with TANG.

Given the ease with which he was given an early discharge, it looks like the term "champagne unit," as applied to his unit, explains it all. He was obviously in violation of the terms of his enlistment but none of his superiors was likely to fly in the face of daddy's power ("Does the rank of Sergeant sound appealing to you, Colonel?").

Anyone else in the Guard or Reserves at that time with that many absences would have found himself in communication with his local draft board.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

7. Call it what you will.

He deserted his military post.

[rateyes]

4. Hey Arbusto,

sign your 108.

[Lefty48197]

5. He should be chained to the floor in Guantanamo

and a copy of the HO-luh BAH-bul should be set in the bottom of the toilet he uses.

[GoldenOldie]

6. I always post with him as AWOL/Deserter.

His powerful daddy along with the help of friends not only got him into TANG but also got him the "Honorable Discharge," one of the very few papers in his ANG files.

A Deserter which is a treasonous act goes on to become Commander-in-Chief sending others into a phony war??????

I think when they say "Only in America," they weren't thinking of Georgie's bio.