Approximately 50,000 American servicemen deserted during the Vietnam War. [31] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-PNS2005-31> According to the Pentagon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon>, since 2000, about 40,000 troops from all branches of the military have deserted, also according to the Pentagon. More than half of these served in the US Army. [35] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-truthout2006-35> The Army, Navy, and Air Force reported 7,978 desertions in 2001, compared with 3,456 in 2005.
Penalties[edit <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Desertion&action=edit§ion=23> ] In the United States, before the Civil War <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War>, deserters from the Army were flogged <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flogging>; after 1861, tattoos <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo> or branding <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branding_persons> were also used. The maximum U.S. penalty for desertion in wartime remains death <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty>, although this punishment was last applied to Eddie Slovik <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Slovik> in 1945. No U.S. serviceman has received more than 24 months imprisonment for desertion or missing movement in the post-September 11, 2001 era.[36] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-Branum2012-36> A US service member who is AWOL/UA may be punished with non-judicial punishment <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-judicial_punishment> (NJP) or by court martial <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_martial> under Article 86 of the UCMJ for repeat or more severe offenses.[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-UCMJ86-1>[37] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-UCMJ15-37> Many AWOL/UA service members are also given a discharge in lieu of court-martial.[36] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-Branum2012-36>[38] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-usaf-38>[39] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-usn-39>[40] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-usmc-40>[41] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-uscg-41>[42] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-usa-42> The 2012 edition of the United States Manual for Courts-Martial <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_for_Courts-Martial> states that: 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.[2] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-UCMJ85-2> Legal status of desertion in cases of war crime[edit <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Desertion&action=edit§ion=24> ] Under international law <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law>, ultimate "duty <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty>" or "responsibility <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_responsibility>" is not necessarily always to a "Government" nor to "a superior," as seen in the fourth of the Nuremberg Principles <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Principles>, which states: "The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him." Although a soldier under direct orders, in battle, is normally not subject to prosecution for war crimes, there is legal language supporting a soldier's refusal to commit such crimes, in military contexts outside of immediate peril: In 1998, the United Nations <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations> Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights> document called "Conscientious objection <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objection> to military service, United Nations Commission on Human Rights <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Commission_on_Human_Rights> resolution 1998/77" recognized that "persons [already] performing military service may *develop* conscientious objections" while performing military service.[43] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-UNHCHR01-43>[44] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-UNHCHR02-44>[45] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-UNHCHR03-45>[46] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-NYU2000-46> This opens the possibility of desertion as a response to cases in which the soldier is required to perform crimes against humanity as part of his mandatory military duty. This principle was tested unsuccessfully in the case of U.S. Army deserter Jeremy Hinzman <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hinzman>, which resulted in a Canadian federal immigration board <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Refugee_Board> rejecting refugee status to a deserter invoking Nuremberg Article IV.[47] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion#cite_note-IRBC2005-47> *1)* What’s the difference between a fighter pilot and his aircraft? The plane stops whining when you shut down the engines. *2)* Having passed the enlistment physical, Jon was asked by the doctor, "Why do you want to join the Navy, son?" "My father said it'd be a good idea, sir." "Oh? And what does your father do?" "He's in the Army, sir." *3)* Q: What do you call a Soldier who can read and write? A: Colonel. *4)* Officer: "Soldier, do you have change for a dollar?" Soldier: "Sure, buddy." Officer: "That's no way to address an officer! Now let's try it again!" Officer: " Soldier. Do you have change for a dollar?" Soldier: "No, SIR!" *5)* Whats The Difference Between A Ferrari And A Navy Wife? Not Every Coastie Has Been In A Ferrari!!! *6)* A soldier keeps a mug upside down and tells the sergeant: - I can't drink from this mug. It has no opening. The sergeant examines the mug and says: - You are right. And besides this, it has no bottom. *7)* The Marine walked into a gay bar and said "Here I am". The Bartender ask "Why are you here"? The Marine said "I saw your sign saying "We're looking for a few good men". *8)* You Know What They Say About Being In The Navy... If You Don't Sleep On Your Back.... Someone Will. *9)* Why did the army send so many women with PMS to the Persian Gulf? They fought like animals and retained water for 4 days. *10)* Q: What Do You Call A Female Marine With Only 1 Std? A: A Boot. *11)* Why does the NAVY have marines on their ships???? So the Officers have some one to dance with *12)* Soldier in his letter home, wrote: "This army life so I wore out that I was to resemble a photograph on the identity of military personnel. *13)* Q. What do you call a Marine with an IQ of 160? A. Platoon On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 5:47:38 AM UTC-6, Bill wrote: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > They are the BEST That's our Military Folks > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Thanks to God for these men and woman..... > *If you read this, you WILL forward it on.* > *You just won't be able to stop yourself.* > > These guys are the reason we can go to the church or synagogue of our > choice, and go to bed at night without > worrying about being awakened by bombs or some other type of attack. > > > > [image: cid:DFCD3664-073B-4C19-BD04-89AB0AF5FDA3] > *1/2 Boy 1/2 Man* > > *The average age of the Military Man is 19 years. He is a short haired, > tight-muscled kid * > *who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, > half boy. Not yet * > *dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die > for his country. * > *He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car > than wash his * > *father's, but he has never collected unemployment either.* > > > [image: cid:150ECA41-F533-414A-A66C-487D8F120812] > *He is a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average > student, pursued some * > *form of sport activities, drives a ten-year-old jalopy, and has a steady > girlfriend that broke * > *up with him either when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns > from half a world * > *away. He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and > a 155mm Howitzer.* > > > *He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he > is working or fighting * > *from before dawn to well after dusk. He has trouble spelling, thus letter > writing is a pain for * > *him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in > less time in the dark. He * > *can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher > and use either one * > *\effectively if he must.* > > > *He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a > professional.* > > > *He can march until he is told to stop, or stop until he is told to > march.* > > > > *He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without > spirit or individual dignity.He is self-sufficient.* > > > *He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He > keeps his canteens full * > *and his feet dry.* > > > *He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. > He can cook his own meals, * > *mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts.* > > > *If you are thirsty, he will share his water with you; if you are > hungry, his food. He will even split * > *his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low.* > > > *He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons as if they > were his hands.* > > > *He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job.* > > > [image: cid:693341AB-AF71-4F11-994E-19B7643EC9BE] > *He will often do twice the work of a Civilian, draw half the pay, and > still find ironic humor in it all.* > > > *He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short > lifetime.* > > > *He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in > combat and is unashamed.* > > > [image: cid:6290FB2A-C201-4FCB-BCCA-5E28C23D60CC] > *He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body > while at rigid attention, * > *while tempering the burning desire to' square-away' those around him who > have not * > *bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd > twist, day in and day out, * > *far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful.* > > > *Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is > paying the price for our * > > *freedom.Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting > Man that has kept this country * > *free for over 200 years.* > > > [image: cid:FF32B973-E583-448C-8216-15B3B733FAEF] > > *He has asked nothing in return, except* > *Our friendship and understanding.* > > > *Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration > with his blood.* > > > *And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in > this tradition * > *of going to War when our nation calls us to do so.* > > > [image: cid:93A0C6BB-06F8-42CC-918A-E1339FACDD3F] > *As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot.* > > *A short lull, a little shade, and a picture of loved ones in their > helmets.* > > > [image: cid:5B96491B-ACD9-46A6-A5A6-EC4DEEC49FBE] > > *Prayer wheel for our Military....* > > *Please don't break it. * > > *Please send this on after a short prayer.* > > > *Prayer Wheel* > > > > *'Lord, hold our Troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they > protect us.* > > > *Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for > us * > *in our time of need. Amen.'* > > > *When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for > our * > *ground troops in Afghanistan,* *Sailors on ships, and Airmen in the air, > and * > *for those in Iraq, Afghanistan, now Syria and all foreign countries.* > > > > *There is nothing attached....* > > > *This can be very powerful.* > > > [image: cid:40545716-1189-4889-A7CB-CFB6EC1D80B9] > *Of all the gifts, you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Coastguardsman,* > *Marine, or Airman, PRAYER is the very best one.* > > > *I will not break this one !* > *Pass it on to everyone and pray.* > [image: cid:A969D3E7-875C-4125-8466-8F599403105F] > *God Bless You and Keep You, * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bonnie Huckaby <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Subject: Fwd: 1/2 boy 1/2 man > Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:56:52 -0800 > To: Rhonda <[email protected] <javascript:>>, gloria camgros < > [email protected] <javascript:>>, > [email protected] <javascript:>, [email protected] <javascript:> > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > They are the BEST That's our Military Folks > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > *Subject:* FW: 1/2 boy 1/2 man > > > > > > > > Thanks to God for these men and woman..... > *If you read this, you WILL forward it on.* > *You just won't be able to stop yourself.* > > ... -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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