Found Alive TX - Jake Obad-Mathis, 20, & Melvin Jones, 20, Fort Bliss, 19 Dec 2016

[LaborOfLobe]

http://www.stripes.com/news/fort-bliss-soldiers-who-went-awol-in-december-found-army-says-1.458880

Two soldiers who went missing in December from their post at Fort Bliss were apprehended and returned to duty in late January and February, the Army said Wednesday, ending a bizarre double AWOL incident. Army Pvts. Melvin Jones and Jake Obad-Mathis, both 20 years old and assigned to the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, were apprehended by law enforcement agencies on Jan. 27 and Feb. 26, respectively, a 1st Armored Division spokesman said.

Glad they're ok! I imagine they are in deep doo doo, though.

 

[inmyhumbleopinion]

http://www.stripes.com/news/fort-bliss-soldiers-who-went-awol-in-december-found-army-says-1.458880

Two soldiers who went missing in December from their post at Fort Bliss were apprehended and returned to duty in late January and February, the Army said Wednesday, ending a bizarre double AWOL incident. Army Pvts. Melvin Jones and Jake Obad-Mathis, both 20 years old and assigned to the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, were apprehended by law enforcement agencies on Jan. 27 and Feb. 26, respectively, a 1st Armored Division spokesman said.

Glad they're ok! I imagine they are in deep doo doo, though.

I thought the "Mexican jail" theory made sense, too, but according to Jake's mom, that is not what happened:

"Carin Obad, the mother of Obad-Mathis, told Stars and Stripes on Wednesday that the Army instructed family members not to discuss details about the incident with news reporters.

'They wanted to go on an adventure and it got away from them a little bit,' Obad said, adding she was happy about the safe return of her son.

She declined to give specifics about where the two soldiers had been, citing the Army’s request to offer few details, though she did say they were not in Mexico. One bridge crossing into Juarez, Mexico, is about four miles from the Fort Bliss visitors’ center." (BBM)

Just glad that they are OK.