Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§886 Art. 86. Absence Without Leave
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 47— UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE › Subchapter X— PUNITIVE ARTICLES › § 886
Summary
It punishes service members who, without permission, miss, leave, or stay away from their assigned duty or unit when they are required to be there.
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Title 10, §886
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Any member of the armed forces who, without authority—
(1)fails to go to his appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;
(2)goes from that place; or
(3)absents himself or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty at which he is required to be at the time prescribed;
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 88650:680.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 86), 64 Stat. 135. The words “proper” and “other” are omitted as surplusage.
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10 U.S.C. § 886
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60