My sister just informed me that she is pregnant and in the military?

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My sister just informed me that she is pregnant and in the military?
My sister is in the army,she called me the other day to talk and she told me that her and her boyfriend(who is in the army as well) he sex and now she is pregnant.

I did not get to talk long with her but how will she be able to stay if she is pregnant?

thanks.

Answer 1

She will be gone if she is unmarried.

Answer 2

I am 9 months preg in the Navy and at one time (back when my mother was in) it wasn't choice to stay in or get out. You were automatically discharged. Now you have the choice. I will be getting out b/c I can not afford daycare for my daughter while I am at work and the closest relative is 8 hrs away so that won't work. I'm not sure how the Army works since I am Navy, but I know with us at least she would be separated from her command until the baby is born and then figure out which to go to after she able to join back with a command. While separated is when she would fill out her FCP and she has about a month to have it filled out, giving her some time to find someone to help her out. She can also get advice as to what would be best for her and the baby. I don't know anything about her relationship with her b/f so I'm in no position to say if he will help her out or not, but that is something they really need to figure out fast. I just hope that if they get married, it's b/c they really want to be together. Tel her good luck with everything!

Answer 3

Being a single parent (even if she gets married to her Bf) will need a family care plan ar 600-20 , which means she must fill out da for 4850 and da form 4851 stating she is giving so and so power of att for her baby in the event she is deployed or has to go to training for more than a certain amount of time the person she appoints as her care provider will take responsibility of the child while she is gone, she must provide the care providers clearly money to care for the child.
she can appoint anyone who is fit and agrees to the terms stated on the forms she can use the same person for short term ( going to training for 2 weeks ) for long term care or she can appoint different person for long term ( deployment) .

Please have her go look up family care plans so she will get a better understanding.. jag can assist her on getting 4850 and 4851 , she will also be counsel by her commander about the family care plan.

Even if she gets married they will be dual military they both need to have the same person appointed for short and long term care.

let me know if you need anything else.
My husband is Active Army as I am in the Guard we have 3 kids .. knows all about Family care plan!

Answer 4

They don't kick you out of the service for being pregnant. The navy updated its pregnancy regulations last month to allow for 12 months of shore time after the pregnancy (up from the 45days it was before). All the services are adapting better ways to help young mothers. They will make sure she is where she wants to be for the birth and when she's ready to reclaim her duties, her job will still be there.

Answer 5

Yea she will stay as long as she is already out of consumer-friendly education. If she remains in consumer-friendly then it quite is a subject b/c your no longer meant to be fraternizing (sp?) and because its against the guidelines she could be asked to go away (for a the appropriate way i will say it) My mom became interior the airforce and for pregnant with me in the 1st 6 months that she became energetic accountability, she became effective and later had my 2 brothers- som im particular shell be effective, plus the militia insurance will enable her to have the newborn for loose!! militia advantages (from what i understand of them) are incredibly stable. stable success.

Answer 6

Yes she can stay if she wants to. I was in the Navy and a friend of mine got pregnant. She ended up getting a honorable medical discharge. She could have stayed if she wanted to but elected to get out. I will say this though, as soon as our supervisors found out she was prego, they made it VERY uncomfortable for her to come to work everyday. We were military police so obviously she was taken out of patrol and wasn't allowed to wear a gun anymore. But even then, they made her feel unwelcome and that was part of the reason she got out. Wish her luck for me!

Answer 7

All she needs to do is get a Family Care Plan (FCP)...

Anybody that will be able to watch the kid, should she need to deploy. (i.e. parents, uncles/aunts, etc.) She needs to start asking around for someone that would be able to do this for her.

If she is unable to find a FCP, then they will discharge her.

They will keep her on board until a few months after the birth though, so its not like they will leave her stranded with no medical...

Answer 8

She can have it either way, she can stay in, or get out. But, she only has the option to get out with the first child, once a woman decides to stay in she won't have the option to get out early with a 2nd or 3rd child.

Answer 9

She can stay in or get out. Its totally up to her. I was in the Army and I got pregnant and got out. It was my decision.

Answer 10

She will be on light duty during the last two months then have two months off. She will have the choice to stay or leave.

Answer 11

I'm not real sure but I would think she would definitely be able to stay. She will probably be on light duty and they will probably give her leave when the baby comes. Good Luck to your sister!!!!!