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Dozens of deserters convicted at courts martial last year
A British soldier stakes off his boots in Oman
DOZENS of military personnel were found guilty of going absent without leave (Awol) last year, new figures from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reveal.
Forty-nine troops were convicted of desertion, Awol or malingering at courts martial in 2018 – a small increase on the previous year.
No-one was cleared, and almost all were from the army rather than the navy or air force.
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