Talk:AWOL

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I think this is used in the British (and hence Commonwealth) military too. Dunc_Harris|&#9786; 18:41, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

On my side of the 'Net, "awol" has been used when one is at the computer, but mentally absent from the chat. Is this a common use of the word? --Devnevyn 17:24, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

AOL
It's also what you call AOL when it's gone AWOL and wont connect! 68.39.174.150 05:24, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

APWL
(I moved the following comment by 207.200.116.11 off the main page --Deathphoenix 17:54, 29 September 2005 (UTC))

The US Navy and Marine Corps use the term Abandoned Post without Cause (APWC) to officially denote a missing service member. My source is the Military.com website.


 * FWIW, I looked in military.com and didn't find this term. --Deathphoenix 17:56, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Redirect target
I've looked through the list of articles that link to this page, and the majority of them intend the military meaning at Desertion (in fact I couldn't find any that don't intend to link to the military meaning or its colloquial derivative). This indicates to me that "desertion" is the primary topic, and I think redirecting to desertion, with a, is preferable to linking to the AWOL dab page. Your thoughts? --Muchness 06:14, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. The vast majority intend to link to desertion, and I'll change the redirect now. Dekimasu よ! 12:40, 18 April 2007 (UTC)