The Army will soon list soldiers who fail to report to duty as 'missing' and will prioritize taking 'immediate action' to locate them in wake of high-profile disappearances, according to an internal Army message.
from Fort Hood last year, led them to reassess the current practice of quickly listing soldiers who do not report for duty as absent without leave, or AWOL.
"How quickly can you see is it involuntary or voluntary? Are they missing?" Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told ABC News'"20/20" in anGen. James McConville, the chief of staff of the Army, told reporters on Thursday that the upcoming changes will address"confusion" about the existing AWOL policy among commanders.Lupe Guillen, sister of 20-year-old murder victim U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Vanessa Guillen, speaks outside the U.S.
Lupe Guillen, sister of 20-year-old murder victim U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Vanessa Guillen, speaks outside the U.S. Capitol as her mother Gloria looks on Sept. 16, 2020, in Washington, D.C."They only become AWOL after thorough investigation, thorough looking for the soldier, dealing with the family, dealing with law enforcement, we can prove that they are absent without leave," said McConville.
"If a soldier is not present for duty, they are missing," said McConville."And we will continue to do all we can do, just like we would in combat, to find them and get them back." He encouraged junior commanders to reach out to the families of soldiers in their units to establish relationships that could help determine a soldier's state of mind if they don't report for duty.
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