United States v. Moyer

DECISION

MAHONEY, Judge:

This case presents another encounter between an absentee and a recruiter. The accused pled guilty to an absence without leave (AWOL) occurring on 7 December 1978, and to thereafter remaining continually absent for over 17 months. In relating the facts of the offense to the judge, the accused stated that within 30 days of absenting himself he went to an Armed Forces Recruiting Center and informed an Air Force recruiter that he was AWOL from the Air Force. His stated purpose in so doing was to find out the consequences of his unauthorized absence, and he made no attempt…