Here is a dumb question for everyone. What exactly does AWOl mean or stand for. I used to know it and cant remember now

AWOL means "Away With Out Leave"

Just to be a stickler, officially its "Absent Without Leave" but same difference.

JP 1-02

AWOL means Absent Without Official Leave

Originally Posted by SAINT

AWOL means Absent Without Official Leave

You're all wrong.

Absence Without Leave - UCMJ Art 86

But Sir...


http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/dod...m/a/00525.html

From this page you can browse the DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. The DOD Dictionary and the Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations master data base are managed by the Joint Doctrine Division, J-7, Joint Staff. All approved joint definitions are contained in Joint Publication 1-02, "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. As amended through 09 June 2004.

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Also but...
http://www.fact-index.com/a/aw/awol.html

Originally Posted by FutureRANGER

But Sir...


http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/dod...m/a/00525.html

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I was picking on you two for nitpicking.

But seriously:

UCMJ - 886. Art. 86

It is actually Absence, the charge .. but the action would be absent.
Army Reg 630-10 (IIRC) uses both terms with that above intents.

IOW, you would be reported as absent without leave, and charged under Art. 86 Abscence Without Leave.

No matter how you choose to say it, always remember it's a no no. So tell that long haired blonde with four cases of beer in her trunk asking you to accompany here on a cross country trip to move out, you've got a job to do.

Originally Posted by Stafford911

Here is a dumb question for everyone.

There are no stupid questions, just stupid people. <---- (This is a joke and needs to be taken as such.)

For this kind of question, to get the answer, always do this:
1. go to http://www.google.com
2. type in "AWOl stand for"

then you got the complete answer.