S.C. Code Ann. § 25-1-2925: Absence without leave.

Any person, subject to this code, may be punished as a court-martial may direct if he, 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.