Quote Originally Posted by westy1970
Officially they can still execute for deserting during a time of war. his lawyer could make a case that we are not at war since the Pres' officially ended it in '03. He should face the music if he does not return by Monday. If you don't want to go back, there other ways of going about it working through system.
Officially we have not declared war, congress just authorized the president to use military force, that is not a declaration of war.