Is there any law stating that if your the only child (boy) you can't be deployed to a hostile area?
2007-06-24 13:54:27 · 14 answers · asked by zaza21 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
If you joined the military you have to go where they tell you
2007-06-24 14:07:20 · answer #1 · answered by ฉันรักเบ้า 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you sign up to serve our country it is to be assumed that you have read your "manual" first.
I commend you to have enlisted. I commend you for going over to any hostile area (which most are nowadays). I am disappointed that you appear to be having second thoughts. The military is not for everyone...whether you come from a large family or very small. It would be better if you spoke to a commanding officer before deployment. You will only set yourself up to get in harms way because of your fear.
God bless you, though.
2007-06-24 21:08:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're the only son, you can't be Drafted. Doesn't apply to if you Enlist. If you join the Army, you'll go wherever they say, and like it, regardless of your Liberal views.
The reason for the law is, The United States doesn't have the power to kill your bloodline, aka family. If you're the onle son, and you die, you can't reproduce anymore, therefore your family and it's heritage are finished.
That's the reason for the law, only sons cannot be drafted.
2007-06-24 21:00:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not quite. You're referring to sole surviving son status. "A sole surviving son or daughter is a service member who is the only surviving son or daughter in a family where the father, or mother, or one or more sons or one or more daughters, served in the U.S. Armed Forces, and as a direct result of the hazards of duty in the Service, the father, or mother, or one or more sons or daughters:
Was killed, or
Died as a result of wounds, accident or disease, or
Is in a captured or missing-in-action status, or
Is permanently 100 percent physically disabled (including 100 percent mental disability), as determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs or one of the Military Services, and is not gainfully employed, because of that disability. In the Marine Corps, the veteran must also be "continually hospitalized."
Sole surviving sons or daughters, upon request (or request from member’s immediate family) for noncombat duty may not be assigned to duties normally involving actual combat or to duty where the member might be subjected to hostile fire. In the Air Force, the deferment request must come from the member, not the immediate family."
2007-06-24 20:58:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but if one is deployed with a sibling and that sibling dies you usually get the option of returning home. It's not a rule though, it's just them being understanding.
2007-06-24 21:02:02 · answer #5 · answered by Just me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope. That's an urban legend that has been around along time.
the ONLY way any servicemember can be exempt( and its either gender) is if a sibling or parent was killed in combat. Otherwise, in this all volunteer military, only sons and daughters are not exempt.
2007-06-25 08:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am the only son and only grandson, and they still deployed me. so pack your gear.
2007-06-25 00:04:48 · answer #7 · answered by Bubbasplace 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No the only thing dealing with the only child is you can't be drafted.
2007-06-24 20:58:10 · answer #8 · answered by kevinharvick293 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep you will be deployed
2007-06-24 22:17:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HA HA! You wish! They'll send you where they need you!
2007-06-24 21:32:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋