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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 144251" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>Paula...</p><p> </p><p>First, hugs. </p><p> </p><p>Second, all you can really do, beyond hiring a PI to find him (and I bet one would - rather quickly, too), is communicate to him positive options. Beyond that, the ball is in his court and the Army's court.</p><p> </p><p>He's not "missing" because he's been in contact. He's just choosing to not tell people where he's at. And this close to 18 and already in the Army, he's already an adult. </p><p> </p><p>I'm making an assumption that the Army has an online community much like the Marines. In the case of the Marines, if you know what company/platoon/etc he was in for basic, with some diligence on a computer, you should be able to contact other parents of other recruits in the same company. I'm not sure how they'll take this sort of info, but you might at least get names of people he met in basic and/or others who may have gone awol as well. Its a place to start, the worst they can do is tell you nothing or not to ask. </p><p> </p><p>But even if you find him, the Army won't come running to pick him up. You might be able to get local police involved and have him held, but I don't know how that works.</p><p> </p><p>I'm sorry you're in this position. I wish I had some real answers to help you.</p><p> </p><p>Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 144251, member: 1848"] Paula... First, hugs. Second, all you can really do, beyond hiring a PI to find him (and I bet one would - rather quickly, too), is communicate to him positive options. Beyond that, the ball is in his court and the Army's court. He's not "missing" because he's been in contact. He's just choosing to not tell people where he's at. And this close to 18 and already in the Army, he's already an adult. I'm making an assumption that the Army has an online community much like the Marines. In the case of the Marines, if you know what company/platoon/etc he was in for basic, with some diligence on a computer, you should be able to contact other parents of other recruits in the same company. I'm not sure how they'll take this sort of info, but you might at least get names of people he met in basic and/or others who may have gone awol as well. Its a place to start, the worst they can do is tell you nothing or not to ask. But even if you find him, the Army won't come running to pick him up. You might be able to get local police involved and have him held, but I don't know how that works. I'm sorry you're in this position. I wish I had some real answers to help you. Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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