My husband is deploying, and I am pregnant with no one to take care of my baby. How do you get a discharge for that? Is a hardship discharge the right one? I am in the Guard, my husband is in the Marine Reserves.
2007-02-17 10:38:23 · 7 answers · asked by Hannah W 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Some men and women in the military have family problems which can be resolved only by their discharge from the military. You can apply for a discharge based on the "genuine dependency or undue hardship" being a member of the military is causing if all of the following conditions are met:
* The hardship is severe and not temporary.
* It has developed or gotten worse since your entry into the military.
* You have made every reasonable effort to improve the situation before applying for a hardship discharge.
* Separation from the military is the only solution to the problem.
2007-02-17 10:42:25 · answer #1 · answered by r1b1c* 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If two servicemembers have a dependent ( or if a single servicemember has a dependent) they will be required to formulate a plan for who will care for the baby if you both have to deploy. If you cannot comply with that, one of you will be discharged. The most common type of discharge is "Convenience of the Government due to parenthood" and it will be an honorable discharge if you meet the conditions for an honorable discharge.
This will not happen until after the baby is born, however, and after you submit the paperwork it can take months for them to make a decision. Usually they decide to discharge the woman, but they could keep you and discharge your DH. The most common reason for that would be if his enlistment was almost over anyway, and you had a longer commitment left, but it also depends on your MOS and how critical you are to your respective services.Your DH will have to submit something to his COC as well, with a copy of your paperwork, and you'll neeed a copy of his paperwork.
You may be able to request a discharge now due to pregnancy. That depends on a lot of factors. Talk to your COC about your situation.
2007-02-18 06:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by Maggie E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why can't you take care of your baby?
They won't be deploying you while you are pregnant. If they try to after you have your baby, while your husband is still deployed, you might be able to do it, if both you and your husband's families are unable to help. My understanding is that the military isn't real accomodating for two military spouses. Also, if either of you reenlists after you get pregnant, you probably aren't allowed get hardship.
2007-02-17 10:46:50 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to talk to your commanding officer about the possibility of a hardship discharge. I am sure that you won't deploy while pregnant. Best of luck to you.
2007-02-17 10:51:33 · answer #4 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might give you a hardship discharge but I don't honestly believe that they will him if your baby is healthy. One of my buddies was wounded in Iraq and sent back. His baby was having seizures really bad and was knocking on deaths door for a while so they finally sent him home on a hardship disgharge.
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