2007-01-20 18:46:25 · 6 answers · asked by vonchurch1 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
My husband is in the Army and I even have a question open about Iraq. I would suggest to think that the soldiers unit will notify the home based unit (where the soldier originated from) and it should just be a matter of hours or a day. They don't leave people hanging for a month, that would be cruel!
2007-01-20 18:56:08 · answer #1 · answered by LS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US military, they will notify the Primary Next of Kin that the soldier has listed on his paperwork (sorry, can't think of the form #) within 24 hours, assuming they can find that person (as in they didn't skip town and not leave a forwarding address).
What they've been doing here is once the PNOK is notified, they will disseminate the information to the unit's rear detachment personnel and Family Readiness Groups, and then after 48-72 hours they will release it for public information.
2007-01-21 08:22:51 · answer #2 · answered by desiderio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the military member has all their info up to date, it takes a couple hours. My husband is a military mortuary officer. We recently had 3 deaths in Iraq from our base. We got the phone call around 3:30 am local time, all the families were notified first thing in the morning.
2007-01-20 18:57:52 · answer #3 · answered by dancin thru life 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally only takes a few days if that.
The military knows where you are, if you are missing, if body parts can be found (the soldiers have DNA on file) the solider can be identified, and each soldier is required to update contact info before they deploy.
2007-01-20 19:12:36 · answer #4 · answered by Zabe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually as long as it takes to get info ready
2007-01-20 18:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by MiKe Drazen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe it takes up to 1month. It was that way for my neighbor
2007-01-20 18:49:10 · answer #6 · answered by TrustinGod 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋