say one brother is a marine and dies in the war and the other brother is army was just about to deploy to iraq would the army give the living brother a chance to be discharged or would he be made to serve anyways?
2007-07-31 01:21:48 · 10 answers · asked by Honey Badger Doesnt give a Shat 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
im hoping to get an anwer from a service member
2007-07-31 01:27:43 · update #1
perhaps with sites to it as well
2007-07-31 01:28:25 · update #2
thank you james D it happend to a freind of mine as you have noticed and he is the oldest of about 4 children im just trying to find out if he went AWOL because of it or rather the army actually discharged him
2007-07-31 01:38:26 · update #3
ok here is what could happen and what you would have to do. i didn’t think this was possible but i actually saw it happen although this is what the military looks for.
If your mother needs your brother for a primary income provider because your father is either dead or divorced also there cannot be any other male children (lineage)
Getting discharged is Always up to the command of the troop although that goes all the way up to the 4 stars who can make decisions like this but most likely what you would want to shoot for is a compassionate reassignment. This is they send them to work at a MEPS or recruiting station locally until their enlistment is up for the situation changes. These kind of reassignments are rare really rare.
But for some hope what you would need to do is contact the American Red Cross and your local Senator as he or she would be the most likely person to initiate something like this. Also the VFW can help.
I wouldn’t get your hopes up but hey all things are possible if you want it enough.
I’m sorry about your friends or your Brother...that’s not easy.
2007-07-31 01:35:06 · answer #1 · answered by Commodevil 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no Military policy on this,
It is always looked at individually.
Most units would not deploy someone if they requested non-deployment, because they just had a brother killed in action.
And there is a good chance, the military would probally process a administrative discharge, if one was requested in this case.
But there is no automatic process to be followed.
The surviving brother would have to request non-deployment or a separation.
Generally, the military does not let non deployable members stay in the military.
They are either ETS'ed or administratively discharged.
2007-07-31 02:05:21 · answer #2 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-13 04:57:29 · answer #3 · answered by broderic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a sibling or parent dies in Combat, any surviving family members have the option to be transferred to a non combat unit. They won't necessarily be discharged, just moved to a non deployable billet.
This happened a couple of years ago.. three siblings(all sisters, I believe) were serving in various spots. One of them was killed., One sister opted to get out, one stayed in zone.
2007-07-31 02:13:36 · answer #4 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The last surviving male of the family MAY refuse to deploy due to familial reasons. That does not mean that the individual will be released from military service, just that he will not go to a combat zone. THIS IS NOT CONCRETE!!! The individual may decide to deploy.
If your friend says he got discharged, ask to see his DD Fm 214.
2007-07-31 03:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by My world 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My husband and his brother are both Marines. My husband just left for his 3rd tour in Iraq, and my brother in law is leaving for Iraq in the next month or two. The difference is, though, that my husband is Infantry, and my brother in law is a Mechanic. So there is a much higher (like 100 fold) chance that my husband will die over his brother.
In our case it really depends on the mental state of the brother. I'm pretty sure they would send my brother in law home on emergency leave if something happened to my husband, but I'm not so sure they would send my husband home if something happened to his brother because of the job my husband does. It really depends on the situation, and it completly up to their chain of command.
2007-07-31 01:28:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If he is the last serving male in his family to carry the last name, the military would require him stay in but stay behind. Said brother can waver that right and go to combat.
2007-07-31 08:02:47 · answer #7 · answered by Rawbert 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He would have to serve. Remember we, have an all-voluntary military. The "sole surviving son" rule went out with the draft.
2007-07-31 01:24:24 · answer #8 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No special treatment for someone who is in the military whose relative dies in war.
2007-07-31 03:37:30 · answer #9 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they may still offer him the option if he is a sole surviving son
2007-07-31 01:27:39 · answer #10 · answered by FOA 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋