FORT DRUM — Spc. Bryan R. Currie, a 10th Mountain Division soldier who is absent without leave, did not turn himself in to post officials as planned Friday.

"I don't think he's really able to think it through rationally," said Tod Ensign, co-coordinator of Different Drummer Cafe, Watertown, who accompanied Spc. Currie to Fort Drum.

Spc. Currie had announced at a press conference Friday morning at Different Drummer that he would turn himself over to Fort Drum's behavioral health officials for a medical evaluation. He had said he was hoping to receive an honorable or medical discharge from the Army.

Spc. Currie said he had been AWOL from the 10th's 4th Brigade Combat Team, based out of Fort Polk, La., for about a month, after his commanding officers told him he would be sent to Iraq despite having post-traumatic stress disorder and a medical profile saying he could not deploy because of 2006 Afghanistan combat injuries.

Mr. Ensign said that once at the installation, the soldier became agitated and decided he could not handle being returned to military custody.

"It's really a measure of his PTSD," Mr. Ensign said.

Fort Drum officials had said an AWOL soldier who turned himself in most likely would be returned to his unit and could face charges.

"He's still a deserter, and he's still breaking the law," Fort Drum media operations officer Benjamin E. Abel said.

According to Mr. Ensign, Spc. Currie's family is in the process of finding medical care for him.

Spc. Currie also was working with Mr. Ensign on a request for a military court of inquiry to investigate the conduct of his commanding officers, including that of Maj. Gen. Michael L. Oates, commander of the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum. He alleges he was denied medical care by the Army and harassed by superiors for his medical profile. Mr. Ensign said the request was sent to Army Secretary Pete Geren as planned.