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Article 86 (AWOL): Court-Martial Data and Trends
Analysis of the 492 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps courts-martial in the data that charged Article 86 (AWOL).
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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
- Air Force Article 86 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 86 Cases by the Numbers, 2017–2025
Sentences
- What Sentence Follows an Army AWOL Conviction?
- Article 86 Sentences in the Air Force: Confinement and Discharges, 2016–2025
- What Sentence Follows a Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Conviction?
Contested Cases and Acquittals
- Not Guilty Pleas in Army Article 86 Cases: What Happened at Trial
- Fighting a Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Charge: How Contested Cases Ended
Guilty Pleas
- When Army Accused Plead Guilty to AWOL
- Pleading Guilty to Article 86 in the Air Force: What Sentences Followed?
- Guilty Pleas in Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Cases: How Often, and What Came Next
By Installation
- Did AWOL Cases at San Diego, California Change After 2019?
- 24 AWOL Courts-Martial at Bremerton, Washington, 2013–2018: What the Records Show
- How Camp Pendleton, California Handled AWOL Cases (Article 86), 2017–2018
- 30 AWOL Courts-Martial at San Diego, California, 2013–2017: What the Records Show
Year by Year
- AWOL at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2016: The Year in Numbers
- AWOL at Air Force Courts-Martial, 2020: The Year in Numbers
- AWOL at Army Courts-Martial, 2021: The Year in Numbers
- Army Article 86 Cases in 2022
- Army Article 86 Cases in 2023
- How Army AWOL Cases Ended in 2024
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 86 Cases in 2017
- How Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Cases Ended in 2018
- AWOL at Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial, 2019: The Year in Numbers
- How Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Cases Ended in 2020
- Navy-Marine Corps Article 86 Cases in 2022
By Rank
- What Happens to Army Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Facing AWOL Charges?
- NCOs (E-5 to E-9) Charged Under Article 86 in the Army
- What Happens to Air Force Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4) Facing AWOL Charges?
- Air Force AWOL Cases Against NCOs (E-5 to E-9): Outcomes and Sentences
- Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Cases Against Junior Enlisted (E-1 to E-4): Outcomes and Sentences
- Navy-Marine Corps AWOL Cases Against NCOs (E-5 to E-9): Outcomes and Sentences
Charged Together With Other Articles
- Drug Plus AWOL: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 112a and 86
- When Article 86 and Article 92 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- Assault Plus AWOL: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 128 and 86
- False Official Statement Plus AWOL: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 107 and 86
- When Article 121 and Article 86 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- When Article 86 and Article 90 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- When Article 134 and Article 86 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- AWOL Plus Disrespect: Courts-Martial Charging Articles 86 and 89
- Articles 85 and 86 in the Same Case: What the Records Show
- When Article 86 and Article 91 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
- When Article 128b and Article 86 Are Charged Together, How Do Cases End?
Charged Together, by Service
- Army Cases Charging Both Article 86 and Article 90
- Army Courts-Martial With Article 112a and Article 86, 2021–2026
- Article 107 With Article 86 in the Army: What the Records Show
- Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 112a and Article 86
- Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 121 and Article 86
- Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 128 and Article 86
- Navy-Marine Corps Cases Charging Both Article 86 and Article 90
- Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial With Article 86 and Article 92, 2021–2026
Counsel of Record
- Army Defense Counsel in Contested Article 86 Cases: Prior Cases and Verdicts, 2023–2026
- Who Prosecuted Contested Army Article 86 Cases? Trial Counsel Experience, 2023–2026
Across the Services
Common Questions
What the offense covers: Article 86 on the law firm's website.
How this data was built: methodology and known gaps.
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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.