Kat
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I'll throw my two cents in:
There's more to this story than what this soldier is reporting as having happened. IMHO.
When a soldier has a baby, he/she is required to have a family care plan. There are regs that state how quickly that plan must be in place.
Prior to deployment, that soldier is required to submit that plan or an amended plan for the care of their dependent child(ren) to their Chain of Command.
Here is an example of what the DA form looks like but it could have been revised since this was posted online, I don't know:
http://www.armyg1.army.mil/dcs/docs/DA Form 5305 Family Care Plan.pdf
If you note on that form, it clearly states the possible consequences in the heading under "Disclosure" as seperation from the Military.
On a personal note I have seen many ( a great many) soldiers that were voluntarily seperated from service because they could not come up with a Family Care Plan.
I've never seen a military member disciplined for not being able to come up with one.
I think it's important to note that prior to deployment, these soldiers are given numerous briefings and screenings and at any time this soldier could have spoken up and shared her problem.
I don't know if she did or not.
I will say this, if her accusations are in fact true, someone in that Chain of Command is in deep Doo-Doo for lack of a better word. However, I am highly sceptical that a CDR or a 1st SGT would threaten to put this child in foster care and thereby potentially lose all of the years that they a have commited to their respective careers in the military.
Also, foster care isn't an option for a Family Care Plan. IMHO this young lady should be seperated from the military so that she can raise her child. I only say that, for the sake of the child.
I thank her for her service. I respect her for the sacrifices that she has made up until this time. It is time for her to move forward with her life there is nothing wrong with that.
I still think there is more to this story than she is telling.
There's more to this story than what this soldier is reporting as having happened. IMHO.
When a soldier has a baby, he/she is required to have a family care plan. There are regs that state how quickly that plan must be in place.
Prior to deployment, that soldier is required to submit that plan or an amended plan for the care of their dependent child(ren) to their Chain of Command.
Here is an example of what the DA form looks like but it could have been revised since this was posted online, I don't know:
http://www.armyg1.army.mil/dcs/docs/DA Form 5305 Family Care Plan.pdf
If you note on that form, it clearly states the possible consequences in the heading under "Disclosure" as seperation from the Military.
On a personal note I have seen many ( a great many) soldiers that were voluntarily seperated from service because they could not come up with a Family Care Plan.
I've never seen a military member disciplined for not being able to come up with one.
I think it's important to note that prior to deployment, these soldiers are given numerous briefings and screenings and at any time this soldier could have spoken up and shared her problem.
I don't know if she did or not.
I will say this, if her accusations are in fact true, someone in that Chain of Command is in deep Doo-Doo for lack of a better word. However, I am highly sceptical that a CDR or a 1st SGT would threaten to put this child in foster care and thereby potentially lose all of the years that they a have commited to their respective careers in the military.
Also, foster care isn't an option for a Family Care Plan. IMHO this young lady should be seperated from the military so that she can raise her child. I only say that, for the sake of the child.
I thank her for her service. I respect her for the sacrifices that she has made up until this time. It is time for her to move forward with her life there is nothing wrong with that.
I still think there is more to this story than she is telling.