The Clue
Mil. infraction (4 letter answer)
The Answer
AWOL
Tags
Notes
The answer AWOL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
Related Clues
A.F.B. truant
Concern for an M.P.
Delinquent G.I.
Dissatisfied soldier
G.I. in trouble
Gone wrong?
Mil. malefactor
Mil. problem
Mil. truant
Military acronym
Military miscreant
Military truant
Missing, in a way
M.P.'s concern
M.P.'s prize
M.P.'s quarry
M.P.'s target
"Over the hill"
Over the hill
Truant G.I.
Truant, in a way
Wayward G.I.
Army no-show
Bad way to go
Barracks no-show
Boot-camp decamper
Gone from the company, maybe
Military no-show
Missing from the Marines, say
Object of a manhunt, maybe
Object of a mil. search
Object of a search, maybe
Off base illegally
Roll call misser
One caught off base, perhaps
Gone, but not forgotten?
How a soldier may go
Improperly off base, in brief
Off-base in a bad way
Roll-call no-show
Service-record demerit letters
Subject to court-martial, maybe
One in civvies who maybe shouldn't be
Definition
AWOL as a noun:
1. one who is away or absent without leave
AWOL as an adjective:
1. (truant, awol) = absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"
2. having deserted your post or station without leave