My friend's wife just had a baby days ago. They brought their son home and were told he has to leave for Iraq, with only one week's notice. Can they do this? Is this legal? He will be gone for 15 months. It seems like they should give families time to prepare for deployment, but maybe the Army is just not family oriented. Please respond quickly because he will be leaving soon. Thanks.
2007-05-23 04:43:00 · 12 answers · asked by concerned 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It can and does happen. It's a shame, but the military is within it's legal rights. Most squadrons try to give their people plenty of notice so that everything and everyone is ready. However, there are times when short notice can't be helped. People get sick, emergencies occur, a myriad of things. I've known folks who have had 24 hour notice due to other events going on. Hubby was on his way home from a 30 day tdy when the entire group was diverted and we didn't see them for another 120 days. That one was a no notice... they told the guys once they took off what was going on.
He's lucky he was there for the delivery.. that in and of itself is a blessing. I sure hope it is truly a short notice and that he wasn't just hoping that it would go away or the new baby would excuse him.
Good luck to him and his family!
2007-05-23 05:02:35 · answer #1 · answered by usafbrat64 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What rights? He's owned by the US Army now. They don't care if you have a family, mission is always first. My husband just deployed to Iraq for 15 months. His unit just up and left with little notice. My husband and everyone else out there will be missing out on birthdays, special occasions, holidays, and watching their kids grow up. That's just the way it is.... The military life is full of sacrifices.
2007-05-23 12:11:41 · answer #2 · answered by Akira 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely they can do this. Women have been giving birth while their husbands have been deployed since the Revolutionary War.
I had a friend who's water broke.. her husband drove her to the hopsital and then went directly to the pier and got underway for 9 months.
Happens all the time, it's perfectly legal and it's the sacrifice we make for marrying a Servicemember.
BTW.. I had 9 hours notice once. Luckily, we don't have kids. but there's no such thing as a timeline. Mine could come home today and tell me he is leaving tomorrow for 15 months.
2007-05-23 12:11:11 · answer #3 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can, as long as they have supplied deployment papers. Remeber he was either active duty, active reserve, or inactie reserve. Depending on his status they can mobilize him at any time. If you think this is wrong you can look at the UCMJ it's the military code of justice, or check the manuals at his base. He actually had signed the paper work stating that info so he should ahve it for his record. Word of advice save all your military paper work because the always lose that stuff. Hope this helps I did 4 years in the service.
2007-05-23 11:52:08 · answer #4 · answered by ama125mx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helloooo.....
It's the Army. Not Uncle Sam's Daycare Center. Of course they're not family oriented.
When you sign the dotted line, you agree to go where ever you are needed. He should have ALWAYS been prepared for deployment, especially at this time.
2007-05-23 11:54:48 · answer #5 · answered by jstgrace 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The GI Rights Hotline (800) 394-9544
http://www.objector.org/girights/
2007-05-23 13:03:06 · answer #6 · answered by jenniferguelker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you sign up to be in the military you give up certain privileges and rights. The military is not there for your family convenience, it is there " to uphold and defend the constitution of the United States, and to protect it from all enemies both foreign and domestic." Many forgotten soldiers, laid down their lives, in battlefields and conditions far worse than Iraq, and you dishonor their sacrifice and their families, whom they left behind.
2007-05-23 12:03:44 · answer #7 · answered by any1one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately yes it is legal, he signed a contract with the government. Have him speak with his chaplain, or his commanding officer and see if that might help. Sometimes in these cases they can make an exception, especially if you had a difficult delivery.
2007-05-23 13:59:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep they can, that's the problem. Unless the child was ill then he could claim a hardship, or the wife divorced him and he was forced to take care of the child by himself, then he could claim a hardship. Because there would be no family care plan in place to take care of the child.
2007-05-23 11:47:36 · answer #9 · answered by lapsuslingue 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No such thing. He had notice, he just chose to ignore it and hope it would go away. Either that or he was scared to tell her. There is no one week notice. It would take longer than that just to get the orders for his unit done, and the logistics in place...
2007-05-23 11:47:32 · answer #10 · answered by this_takes_awhile 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋