"WalterM140" wrote
President Bush was never AWOL. There would be a record of that.

Yes there is:

http://users.cis.net/coldfeet/doc10.gif

I don't see any non-judicial punishment or charges. I don't even see the
term AWOL in that link. That link has nothing to do with the condition of
being absent without leave. Being AWOL is something the military frowns
on, and is highlighted in your records. It follows you forever.