Article 60. Advising or Aiding Another to Desert. —

Any person subject to military law who advises or persuades or knowingly assists another to desert the service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or Philippine Constabulary shall, if the offense be committed in time of war, suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, and, if the offense be committed at any other time, any punishment, excepting death, that a court-martial may direct.