Marsha, My guess would be that he would attempt to contact you. If I were you I would get in touch with his commander, explain the situation so that they understand what has happened, perhaps lessening the penalty for going AWOL. Come up with a plan coordinated with his commander by which you will try to talk him into returning to the Navy with the understanding that they will help him with his problem. Heck they might even just discharge him because they are pretty stringent about physical and mental health requirements. However if they simply believe he is AWOL then I would suspect he would be prosecuted under the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice).
Best of luck! Tony -----Original Message----- From: Ron Cuthbertson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 4:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS, OT, Help! In article <001801bed13b$6d11a0a0$d4106...@default>, Marsha Hallett <[email protected]> writes >Dear Listers, I`m off topic here, but I really need suggestions, and you are >the only ones I can write too, so here goes. >My son, who is 20, recently deserted from the Navy. He`s not a criminal, he >has a bad case of claustrophobia, and he is on a submarine! He isn`t a very >communicative fellow, and won`t ask for help, so he runs. Hi Marsha, He's probably scared as hell. If, as you say, he hasn't any criminal tendencies then he will undoubtedly, by his own naivety, get himself caught. What I find strange is that psychological profiling failed to detect his claustrophobic tendency, something I would have thought the authorities would have been keen to avoid with crew members for submarines. >No, it isn`t the way to do things... A big emotional hangup and all. Poor >guy. >Anyway, I have no idea how to find him, other than let all the relatives >know and to inform them that if he does return he`ll only get a fine and a >general discharge, no shooting or jail any more. (Thank God!) >Does anyone out there have any ideas on how to find a missing person? I`ve >never lost anyone before. I`m really upset, naturally, and getting >desperate. Please email me if you have any ideas or input. Thanks so much! >Marsha in Vallejo There are organisations which run tracing services, two which spring to mind are the Salvation Army and British Red Cross over here. Is there an American Red Cross? These all come under the Red Cross centred in Geneva, Switzerland. The Salvation Army - always referred to as the Sally Ann when I was in our Royal Navy, many many moons ago. Perhaps there is an American arm of this also? I was going to say don't worry, which is rather glib. As a mother you will worry anyway. Be well and trust Ron -- Ron Cuthbertson -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
