This one is for the Military guys...?

Question

So this guy is telling me he didn't go overseas because there was noone to carry on his blood line...
is this bull ****...
or is he actually telling the truth?

Answer 1

It could be either one here is why, no one to carry one his blood line is total cr** but there still could be "some" truth to the real reason he didn't deploy to Iraq:

Contrary to popular belief, "only sons," "the last son to carry the family name," and "sole surviving sons" must register for the draft, they can be drafted, and they can serve in combat. However, they may be entitled to a peacetime deferment if there is a military death in the immediate family.

Provisions regarding the survivors of veterans were written into Selective Service law after World War II. Details have varied over the years, but the basic premise remains the same; where a family member has been lost as a result of military service, the remaining family members should be protected insofar as possible.

It is important to keep in mind that the provisions are directly related to service-connected deaths. The mere fact that a man is the only child or only son does not qualify him for consideration - he must be the survivor of one who died as a result of military service.

The present law provides a peacetime exemption for anyone whose parent or sibling was killed in action, died in line of duty, or died later as a result of disease or injury incurred in line of duty while serving in the armed forces of the United States.

Also included are those whose parent or sibling is in a captured or missing status as a result of service in the armed forces during any period of time. This is known as the "surviving son or brother" provision. A man does not have to be the only surviving son in order to qualify; if there are four sons in a family and one dies in the line of duty, the remaining three would qualify for surviving son or brother status under the present law.
The surviving son or brother provision is applicable only in peacetime. It does not apply in time of war or national emergency declared by the Congress.

The original law, passed in 1948, exempted the sole surviving son of a family where one or more sons or daughters died as a result of military service. No restriction existed at that time to limit the exemption to peacetime. The provision was intended to protect families which had lost a member in World War II.

In 1964, recognizing that sons of World War II veterans were reaching draft age, Congress changed the law to include the sole surviving son of a family where the father, or one or more sons or daughters, died as a result of military service. At this time the peacetime-only restriction was also added to the law.

A further change was made in 1971, expanding the exemption to any son, not necessarily the sole surviving son, of a family where the father, brother or sister died as a result of military service. This provision was recently expanded to include mothers.

Answer 2

To be honest I am not sure. If he enlisted and his unit is called up, he might to go overseas. He signed a contract with the U.S. Military and obliged to honor it. He could petition his organization for non-combat status and given an assignment in another area.

For a draft, that is totally different. By law, a son must stay out of the military so the family can continue it's bloodline or carry the family name. He can not be drafted

If the sons are drafted, they have to separated and serve in different units or military branches. This helps ensured the chances of some if not all the sons surviving.

Years ago, it was not unheard of brothers enlisting or be drafted and being in the same unit or naval ship. Before WWII, some cities and states sent money to the Navy to build their ships. Hence, the names U.S.S California, Nevada, etc. etc. and it was understood most of the crew of these ships came the state it was named after. So if not unheard of that all the family's sons would serve on the same ship.

Unfortunately, when ship went down in battle, it would carry the sons to their deaths leaving a family without someone to carry their name. Hence, the law concerning last son at home and separation of the others.

Go to the video and pick up "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Fighting Sullivans" (which is an old movie). Their storyline is based around what you are talking about.

Answer 3

That's bull. If he really is in the military, he's either in a unit that wasn't selected for deployment, or he himself was kept from deploying--and if that's the case, that means that something was *seriously* wrong with him. All kinds of people try to claim some issue or another to keep from being deployed, but it rarely works. If you're in the military, you've got a job to do--besides, it wasn't as if he was drafted. He chose to be in the military, and no one forced him to sign that paper. "No one to carry on his blood line"? Please. Despite what the media is trying to portray and despite what propaganda anti-war protesters wave in your face, Iraq is NOT a bloodbath for Americans. In four years, we've had a remarkably low deathcount, considering just how dangerous it is there, and considering how many Americans have died in previous wars/conflicts that have lasted this long. If he had actually been deployed, odds are better than 99% that he'd have come back with little worse than a heat rash--and more than able to sow his oats. What a load that guy must've been telling you...

Answer 4

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Answer 5

No, it is Bull.

The ONLY way that he could get out of a deployment "because there was no one to carry on his blood line" is if one of his brothers was Killed in Action making him the last male in his family then he would be eligible for discharge. If he chose to stay in he would still deploy.

Answer 6

Sorry to burst the last person's bubble, but its not bull! If he is the last person to be able to carry on the bloodline, then his parents would have to submit a request for him not to be sent overseas into a war zone! Didn't you ever see Saving Private Ryan???? Hello, thats a true story!

Answer 7

It's real! The soldier has the option, though, if he is the last in his bloodline. I had a buddy who was the last in his line and deployed with us. Remember Saving Private Ryan? The idea is very real.