I was under the impression that if you are deployed and your wife gives birth you are allowed to come home for a bit so you can be there with youre new family... but i just saw on the news that a deployed man got to watch the birth from iraq via webcam...
what is the military's protocol for such situations?
2006-10-09 00:49:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Obviously they "cant stop the war"
I just thought it seemed awfully gracious of the military to be able to go out of its way to send home some men to be with thier families whom they are fighting to protect during a very special and delicate time in the lives of thier loved ones.
2006-10-09 01:46:48 · update #1
If he is an Army soldier, it is up to the first O-5 in the chain of command. In practice, it is usually only for your first child, and in some cases only with a high risk pregnancy.
There is no regulation which guarantees this, and any commander whose troops are actively engaged in a combat operation (just being in a combat zone doesn't necessarily mean you are in a combat operation) would probably not let the soldier go home.
2006-10-09 00:54:47 · answer #1 · answered by Big Blair 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not certain that he'll come home. Needs of the military have and always will come first. Babies in the military are born all the time without the father present. Sometimes, being in the states doesn't always mean you'll be there either, depending on the mission.
The military does try to let the father be there, but it's just not always possible. If you put your leave in early enough and things work, you'll be there.
2006-10-09 02:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by HEartstrinGs 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 04:50:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Military wives give birth without their husbands all the time. If there is a medical problem with impending death the hospital or a family member can notify the red cross and that might get the soldier emergency leave.
2006-10-09 00:53:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know in the Navy, it depends on the circumstances. My husband left for his six month deployment when I was five months pregnant with our first child, and he didn't get to come home for the birth. We knew that before he left, so it was no surprise.
When I was pregnant with our third child, I had so many difficulties and was in the hospital for most of my pregnancy, and they sent him for that. He then was able to switch to shore duty. So it's pretty much based on each individual situation and CO. Some might let them go, and others frown upon it. And again, I can only speak on what I've seen in the Navy.
2006-10-09 01:50:52 · answer #5 · answered by Naples_6 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Men in the military are not allowed to go home for the birth of a child. We are at war and it must go on if we are to win this battle against terror.
2006-10-09 00:57:57 · answer #6 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well under normal circumstances that would be the case. But in times of war or military action it is not always feesible to send them off. Nor is it safe. So they do whatever they can to help like live feeds and what not.
2006-10-09 00:55:39 · answer #7 · answered by phishmelon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, they don't stop the war just so you can fly home. I missed 2 out of 3 kids being born while on active duty. It stinks, but you have a job to do.
2006-10-09 01:07:29 · answer #8 · answered by Meow the cat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say it depends on where you at and what you do.
Some are allowed to go home and take 2 weeks leave and some are not.
ask your chain of command.......
2006-10-09 04:08:15 · answer #9 · answered by Sunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no he would not be able to come home like you said he would be able to watch it from via webcam.he may be able to come home sometime after depending on his duties over there.
2006-10-09 00:55:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋