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On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 13:44:15 -0500, "FredT" <fredt2@mail.com> wrote:

>My friend has a daughter who is married to a new Navy enlisted currently in 
>training in Florida.  I just found out the Navy cadet (I think they are 
>cadets) is here in Arlington AWOL (more than 300 miles from the base without 
>leave papers).  I'm having a party on the 4th.  I think my friend is going 
>to bring the cadet to my house.  AWOL is a federal crime. What should I do? 
>If the cadet can't follow the rules while he is in school, how is he going 
>to follow the rules when we need him to be in combat?
>
>Fred
>
>

1.  Technically correct wrt to Leave versus Pass status.
2.  For many years this has been honored more in its breach than in
its enforcement.  (If I had a penny for every GI who took off on a
weekend and went more than 300 miles. . . well as Dandy Don used to
say "if 'if and buts' were candy and nuts we'd all have a Merry
Christmas."

I wouldn't sweat it. That's just a personal opinion with some
experience to back it up.  

If he's an enlisted recruit he wouldn't be tabled "cadet."