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Originally Posted by Raellus
How do you think deserters would be dealt with?
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I think if their
only crime was desertion, in general every effort would be made to rehabilitate them. There could be a multitude of reasons why someone deserted, and not every deserter will automatically be a lost cause. Plus as you say, manpower shortages are going to be chronic, so every man (and woman!) counts.
If on the other hand the deserter has committed other crimes either in the course of deserting or afterwards, then the likliehood of them being rehabilitated decreases as the seriousness of the offences increases...those who have committed murder or other violent crimes would probably have nothing to look forward to except execution, although even then there might be exceptions...(I'm thinking of the Dirty Dozen type scenario here...)