USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

WAR OF 1812

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are deserters?
A
people who fight in an army
B
people who live in the desert
C
people who sail on ships
D
people who leave the army without permission
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for ‘absent without leave’. The troops went AWOL to express their complaints about the camp.

Detailed explanation-2: -When a serviceman leaves the military without prior authorization, it is considered an Absence Without Leave (AWOL) or Unauthorized Absence (UA). Also known as desertion, it is no light matter and can lead to serious consequences.

Detailed explanation-3: -A member of the armed forces is considered AWOL if he or she fails to go to an appointed place, leaves that place, or is otherwise absent from his or her unit or appointed place of duty.

Detailed explanation-4: -a soldier or draftee who leaves or runs away from service or duty with the intention of never returning: Deserters from the rebel army tell of low morale among its remaining fighters.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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