Thank you so much! Those are great ideas to help the family and the information is greatly appreciated by all! I too wondered why the military hasn't done anything to help but they won't unless he asks for it.
Since he hasn't been in the Military very long I would imagine if he doesn't have a decent first Sgt (boss) then he probably wouldn't want to make waves.
He really cannot get the military involved it is out of their jurisdiction. They can advise him on legal matters do wills and powers of attorney.
They will not make one phone call and they cannot. It is a civilian matter period. It sounds cold but it is a fact MISSION FIRST.
Most new recruits are fearful of coming forward to ask for time off, or even talk about a family issue. I bet his reporting officials are not even aware of it. If they were aware of it, they would probably send him for an evaluation to determine if the stress of what happened would interfer with him being able to do his job.
I know the AF when a person is getting deployed and there is a stressing family factor they will call him in, speak to him, and given what is said or their determination if they feel it is warranted they would send him for an eval. Especially since the media has been reporting the high rate of suicide. The Military isn't taking any chances.
This is why my gut says that the father doesn't talk about or stress it to the Army. This doesn't mean he doesn't want justice. It is just the Military newbie A-Typical thought process of "Lay Low or get in trouble or be seen as a trouble troop that has too many pressing issues to be able to complete his mission"
This is why the PRESS should work hard for Justice for Juliette even more!
I can tell you as a spouse of a husband that was deployed to Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Iraq, that as a spouse we are trained to take charge, to show the husband they do not have to worry about us on the home front, lest he is over there thinking about his family and not where the next bullet comes from.