Does the same law apply to females in the military?
2006-10-22 01:04:31 · 12 answers · asked by TCPBCP 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You are thinking of the Sullivan Act. It just states that all the males cannot be in the same unit (ship) and if all other male heirs die, the last one can get out of going into combat. He can still volunteer to go tho.
2006-10-22 01:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by Meow the cat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a common misconception. There has been no law passed as of yet that 2 brothers cannot be in battle at the same time. This idea started with the loss of the 5 Sullivan brothers on the USS Juneau during WWII (all of the mother's sons at one time). However, there is a law stating that if a family only has ONE son, the son may not be DRAFTED, but he can willingly join the armed forces, but still, certain criteria must be met.
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2006-10-22 01:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by Casey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As for the first question, no. There is no law barring siblings from going into battle at the same time. Many branches of the service actually give benefit to siblings allowing them to serve together at the same unit (much like the buddy program.) The same would apply for females as they have few limitations in today's military.
2006-10-22 01:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by smraley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a law. It is an act. The military will consider the situation and would prefer not to activate both siblings at the same time into military conflict. However, if it is a matter of National Security, sorry, they will be involved.
2006-10-22 01:39:55 · answer #4 · answered by boricuaviajero 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer is that: The law may still exist but is not enforced. Because both my husband and brother-in-law (his brother) were in Iraq at the same time. And there should be no reason why it would change for a female.
2006-10-22 01:14:17 · answer #5 · answered by Heather 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if the law you refer to is still on the books, it didn't say 2 brothers couldn't be in combat at the same time it was based on the Sullivan family that lost 4 or 5 sons on the same ship in the navy, that was not allowed to happen again, Lincoln began sending sons home when the family had already lost men to the civil war.
2006-10-22 01:10:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no law of any kind to prohibit brothers serving together. I served 22 years in the navy (1975-1997). During that time I served on ships that had as many as three brothers.
The "Sullivan Act" is a New York law that requires owners of firearms to get a permit.
2006-10-22 02:09:47 · answer #7 · answered by Yak Rider 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really anymore. While it's true that both could serve, just not in the same place, the military has sort of dropped this policy. There was at least one instance where two brothers were killed in Iraq (separate times) and they didn't do a "Private Ryan" type thing; he continued to serve until he was killed.
2006-10-22 01:11:30 · answer #8 · answered by amg503 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say no, I'm serving in Iraq right now and one of my buddies and his brother are out here together, in the same unit, they even have the same job. The only difference between them is that one stays working in the Main Shop, and one is working with a CRT.
2006-10-22 01:44:59 · answer #9 · answered by Slim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not what you're thinking. If a family has more than one son is a battle, and all die but one, they try to get the alive one out of the battle and back to its family. Then, it was because if all the sons died, no one could carry on the family name.
2006-10-22 01:12:00 · answer #10 · answered by blueeyeskenai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋