can a command tell you that your baby's father can not go to his son's doctor's appointment? Are there any MCO's in regards to that? I know they cannot tell you that you can't go to medical so wouldn't it be the same for your child?
2007-12-16 15:51:35 · 9 answers · asked by yepyep 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I am also a Marine, my shop will let me go, even on short notice and we are not doing any training whatsoever and our unit is not deploying anytime soon.
2007-12-17 15:46:23 · update #1
Get used to it. The needs of the military come first. And if that means he misses a child's appointment, then he misses it. That are not REQUIRED to give him time off to take care of personal business, which is what that is.
Hubby very rarely makes it to anything that is not AF related. My girls go into shock when he shows up!!
2007-12-16 18:57:14 · answer #1 · answered by usafbrat64 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They can tell you that your child can't go to medical and needs to be seen somewhere else. Tricare will still pay for it, if you have Tricare prime.. but it happens. A lot of installations will drop a child if they miss or are late to too many appointments.
A command isn't obligated to give a person time off for a child's doctor's appointments. The person should request leave for the day if that's how the command works. In 10 years, my husband has been to 2, maybe 3, doctor's appointments for my 4 children and those were for the geneticist. Otherwise, its my job to take the kids to the doctor.
2007-12-16 21:24:54 · answer #2 · answered by Denise S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the circumstances.
If you have any doubts regarding this...as it literally does depend on the circumstances...your husband first needs to take it up with his Chain of Command! If that is too slow, you can inquire with the Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society at the Base...(you said MCO, so I am assuming you mean Marine Corps Order) they will be able to point you to someone who can give you more information..
2007-12-16 15:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by Kiker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband doesn't get to go to a lot of our sons appointments. He has spina bifida, so he has to see A LOT of doctors. I almost feel like he has appointments every week sometimes. They let my husband gothe day of the day of a surgery. Our son sees so many specialists, but they're usually just check up's, nothing that I can't handle myself. We go every 6 months to a spina bifida clinic, and he gets to take the day for those because our son will see 6 specialists on that day. Other than that, he doesn't get to go. I would love to have my husband be able to go to the doctors with my son and me, but it doesn't work that way. My dad didn't usually go to the doctor with me unless he was the one who had to take me to the doctor. I have to do it all by myself when my husband is deployed, and things work out fine. The doctor usually send a report out shortly after the appointment, so anything that I forget to tell my hubby is in the report. I'm sorry but unless it's life threatening, they usually won't let him go.
2007-12-16 16:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by .. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could anticipate a pap smear and an order to circulate get blood artwork executed. And a take a seat and chat consultation with your ob/gyn. At 9 weeks the rfile could attempt to %. up the heart beat with the doppler. i became into 12 weeks as quickly as I went in and since the rfile could not discover the heart beat we did an emergency ultrasound (a vaginal one) to work out the toddler. i'm not sure if the rfile would try this at 9 weeks or not. i'm happy he could not hear the heart beat as a results of fact in any different case i does not get an ultrasound till approximately 18 weeks which I comprehend is exceptionally common prepare.
2016-10-11 10:54:32 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they certainly can not let him have the time off to go to the appointment. I've taken my daughter to many of her appointments by myself when my husband was unable to get the time off. If he is the child's only way to get to the doctor that might be a different situation.
2007-12-17 08:41:54 · answer #6 · answered by wckc2002 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shoot in the army you don't even ask unless it's a life-theanthing conditon or to a specailist for a life threatening condition, lukemia, ect. Your the wife your suppose to handle it. It's messed up i know but it's the way it is. Usually in cases of surgery if there is more than one child, the other parent is allowed off if at all possible or childcare is found for the other child so the non military parent can be at the hospitial for the operation.
2007-12-16 16:23:11 · answer #7 · answered by bonnieblue716 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
absolutely. they can deny him Liberty/time off for any reason. ESPECIALLY for routine appointments.
They certainly are not going to allow someone in the field on maneuvers/training/deployed to come home just to watch Junior get his six month checkup and shots.
Only in the case where major issues were suspected could they consider it, and even then, they are not required to.
Oh yeah, and if you aren't married, even LESS of a chance he will get time off.
2007-12-16 23:56:30 · answer #8 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can not let him off for that time, especially if they are in the middle of getting ready for deployment or doing an exercise or something else. My dh hasn't been there for any of our kid's visits to the doctor and the oldest one is 9.
They make an exception if it is a serious issue in which both parents are needed.
2007-12-16 15:59:10 · answer #9 · answered by NWIP 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋