> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Article 86 (AWOL): Court-Martial Data and Trends - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-86-courts-martial/ - Published: 2026-10-28T06:34:38.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-30T08:22:54.000Z - Description: Analysis of the 492 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 86 (AWOL). - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Article 86, #trends-hub [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Offense](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-offense/) › Article 86 Analysis of the 492 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 86 (AWOL). ## By Service - [Army Article 86 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-trend-2021-2025/) - [Air Force Article 86 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-86-trend-2016-2025/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Article 86 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-trend-2017-2025/) ## Sentences - [What Sentence Follows an Army AWOL Conviction?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-sent-2021-2025/) - [Article 86 Sentences in the Air Force: Confinement and Discharges, 2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-86-sent-2016-2025/) - [What Sentence Follows a Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Conviction?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-sent-2017-2025/) ## Contested Cases and Acquittals - [Not Guilty Pleas in Army Article 86 Cases: What Happened at Trial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-acq-2021-2025/) - [Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Charge: How Contested Cases Ended](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-acq-2017-2025/) ## Guilty Pleas - [When Army Accused Plead Guilty to AWOL](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-plea-2021-2025/) - [Pleading Guilty to Article 86 in the Air Force: What Sentences Followed?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-86-plea-2016-2025/) - [Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Cases: How Often, and What Came Next](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-plea-2017-2025/) ## By Installation - [Did AWOL Cases at San Diego, California Change After 2019?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/san-diego-california-article-86-before-after-2019/) - [24 AWOL Courts-Martial at Bremerton, Washington, 2013–2018: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-article-86-2013-2018/) - [How Camp Pendleton, California Handled AWOL Cases (Article 86), 2017–2018](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/camp-pendleton-california-article-86-2017-2018/) - [30 AWOL Courts-Martial at San Diego, California, 2013–2017: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/san-diego-california-article-86-2013-2017/) ## Year by Year - [AWOL at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2016: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-86-2016/) - [AWOL at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2020: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-86-2020/) - [AWOL at Army Courts-Martial, 2021: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-2021/) - [Army Article 86 Cases in 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-2022/) - [Army Article 86 Cases in 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-2023/) - [How Army AWOL Cases Ended in 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-2024/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Article 86 Cases in 2017](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-2017/) - [How Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Cases Ended in 2018](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-2018/) - [AWOL at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2019: The Year in Numbers](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-2019/) - [How Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Cases Ended in 2020](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-2020/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Article 86 Cases in 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-2022/) ## By Rank - [What Happens to Army Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Facing AWOL Charges?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-junior-enlisted/) - [NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Charged Under Article 86 in the Army](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-ncos/) - [What Happens to Air Force Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Facing AWOL Charges?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-86-junior-enlisted/) - [Air Force AWOL Cases Against NCOs (E-5 to E-9): Outcomes and Sentences](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-86-ncos/) - [Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Cases Against Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4): Outcomes and Sentences](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-junior-enlisted/) - [Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Cases Against NCOs (E-5 to E-9): Outcomes and Sentences](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-ncos/) ## Charged Together With Other Articles - [Drug Plus AWOL: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 86](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-112a-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [When Article 86 and Article 92 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-86-and-article-92-charged-together/) - [Assault Plus AWOL: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 86](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-128-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [False Official Statement Plus AWOL: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 107 and 86](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-107-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [When Article 121 and Article 86 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-121-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [When Article 86 and Article 90 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-86-and-article-90-charged-together/) - [When Article 134 and Article 86 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-134-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [AWOL Plus Disrespect: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 86 and 89](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-86-and-article-89-charged-together/) - [Articles 85 and 86 in the Same Case: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-85-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [When Article 86 and Article 91 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-86-and-article-91-charged-together/) - [When Article 128b and Article 86 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-128b-and-article-86-charged-together/) ## Charged Together, by Service - [Army Cases Charging Both Article 86 and Article 90](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-and-article-90-charged-together/) - [Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 86, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-112a-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [Article 107 With Article 86 in the Army: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-107-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 112a and Article 86](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-112a-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 121 and Article 86](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-121-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 128 and Article 86](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-128-and-article-86-charged-together/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 86 and Article 90](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-and-article-90-charged-together/) - [Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 86 and Article 92, 2021–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-86-and-article-92-charged-together/) ## Counsel of Record - [Army Defense Counsel in Contested Article 86 Cases: Prior Cases and Verdicts, 2023–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-defense-counsel-experience-2023-2026/) - [Who Prosecuted Contested Army Article 86 Cases? Trial Counsel Experience, 2023–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-86-trial-counsel-experience-2023-2026/) ## Across the Services - [Article 86 Across the Services: Cases, Pleas, and Sentences, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-86-across-the-services-2021-2025/) ## Common Questions - [What Happens at Court-Martial for AWOL (Article 86)?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/what-happens-at-court-martial-for-awol-article-86/) What the offense covers: [Article 86 on the law firm's website](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-86/?ref=bodiesburied.com). How this data was built: [methodology and known gaps](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/how-the-military-trial-results-data-was-built/). **About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.