10 U.S.C. § 886: Art. 86. Absence without leave

10 U.S.C. 886: Art. 86. Absence without leaveText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).

From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

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;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 67 .)

Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
886	50:680.	May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 86), 64 Stat. 135.

The words “proper” and “other” are omitted as surplusage.