Its considered AWOL and punished by jail time. Technically, the maximum U.S. penalty for desertion in wartime remains death, although it hasn't happened since 1945. No US serviceman has received more than 18 months imprisonment for desertion or missing movement during the Iraq war. You will either get nonjudicial punishment or court martial.
Strategy whereby it would build a huge naval base on the island as a means of protecting its interests in the region. ... The fall of Singapore in 1942 led the Australian Government to reconsider its alliance with Britain
That fact that the United States allows a certain amount of foreign cheese into the country each year would be an example of an "import quota," since it is setting a limit on the import of a specific product.
