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[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 78 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

Absent with-out leave

Edit:

Realizing I should add more 🙂 means they left without saying they were leaving or when they'd be back. Term is namely used in the military iirc

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 65 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

It’s “absent without official leave”, meaning they don’t have permission from the chain of command to be absent from their post (which is literally just wherever they are supposed to be).

It’s not a matter of saying you’ll be gone and when you’ll be back, it’s a matter of having official permission to be away from your duties (aka leave). They won’t get you for it for being off-base in your free time, but if you are off-base on THEIR time, then you are AWOL. You can also be AWOL without actually going anywhere, like if you are sick and stay in bed without contacting your superior, or medical for a chit, very likely considered AWOL .

[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 10 points 13 hours ago

Ey, that makes even more sense :) thanks!