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thats [MOD CUT/language] up that the army revoked her extension while knowing of her situation like that.
they couldnt pay me all the money in the world to leave my child behind without me knowing who is taking care of him. these days you cant even trust teachers, preachers or even family members with your children let alone a bunch of strangers.
now only god knows what is being done to that little boy while his mother is in jail. i feel sorry for the BOTH of them but i wouldve done the same thing if i was in her boots.
atleast she was still willing to serve in the army after having her baby as a single parent but [MOD CUT/language] that...my child comes 1st.
She filed a family care plan but it turned out "not doable".
So that's the military's fault ?
You don't voluntarily enlist, knowing you could be deployed, and then change your mind.
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thats [MOD CUT/language] ed up that the army revoked her extension while knowing of her situation like that.
they couldnt pay me all the money in the world to leave my child behind without me knowing who is taking care of him. these days you cant even trust teachers, preachers or even family members with your children let alone a bunch of strangers.
now only god knows what is being done to that little boy while his mother is in jail. i feel sorry for the BOTH of them but i wouldve done the same thing if i was in her boots.
atleast she was still willing to serve in the army after having her baby as a single parent but [MOD CUT/language] that...my child comes 1st.
It was her responsibility to have a solid back-up plan. This is drilled into all parents in the service. Being able to deploy is one of the conditions of her getting a paycheck.
It was her responsibility to have a solid back-up plan. This is drilled into all parents in the service. Being able to deploy is one of the conditions of her getting a paycheck.
Agreed. I would like to know, however, why the Army revoked her extension period.
She filed a family care plan but it turned out "not doable".
So that's the military's fault ?
You don't voluntarily enlist, knowing you could be deployed, and then change your mind.
if a soldier who needs more time to find care for her son so she can serve our country more effectively without worrying about a complete stranger watching over her child 24/7...she should get it.
being a mother comes 1st before everything but obviously she was willing to be a mother & a soldier as long as her son was being taken care of. are yall even reading the same articles as me?
whatever happened to supporting the troops? protecting your family? fighting for your rights? oh i guess it only applies to a certain group of people.
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There are certain inherant facts when you join the military. One is you lose a good bit of your rights. Second, that the military and defense of you country come first. Period, End of statement. Another is you are bound to deploy and they will drum into you that you have to have a plan and a backup. I saw similar to this before during Desert Sheild/Storm. His defense was he only signed up fro teh education benefits and didn't plan on a war or police action. USAF gave him free room and board at Philly Naval Brig.
if a soldier who needs more time to find care for her son so she can serve our country more effectively without worrying about a complete stranger watching over her child 24/7...she should get it.
being a mother comes 1st before everything but obviously she was willing to be a mother & a soldier as long as her son was being taken care of. are yall even reading the same articles as me?
whatever happened to supporting the troops? protecting your family? fighting for your rights? oh i guess it only applies to a certain group of people.
NO IT DOES NOT. As a soldier you can be put inn a position where you are going to die. THAT COMES WITH THE JOB.
if a soldier who needs more time to find care for her son so she can serve our country more effectively without worrying about a complete stranger watching over her child 24/7...she should get it.
being a mother comes 1st before everything but obviously she was willing to be a mother & a soldier as long as her son was being taken care of. are yall even reading the same articles as me?
whatever happened to supporting the troops? protecting your family? fighting for your rights? oh i guess it only applies to a certain group of people.
So from your extensive military experience you believe the Army just ripped the rug right out from underneath her. Her FSG, CSM, Commanders all just ganged up on her and made her dump her kid off on the Social Worker?
Please tell me you recognize you are not privy to the whole story, you have no experience in this matter, and you are coming from the side of a happy healthy nuturing motherhood frame of mind.
Being a Mother comes second for Soldiers...the needs of the United States come first...you figure that out quickly when you raise your right hand and swear to follow the orders of those who are appointed over you.
Supporting the troops? How about the Soldier who is over there now that is waiting for his replacement while she dithers around figuring out who's going to watch her child? Who is supporting that Soldier? You? Are you supporting the family that awaits the return of their Mother or Father?
Protecting your family? If you were an experienced Soldier you would understand your familiy consists of those on your Squad, Platoon, Company etc etc. Your family consists of those on your left and right. The aforementioned are your family just as Mom, Dad, Sissy, and Brother...and yes Mommy, your kids too.
You have no idea. You are not supposed to. While you sit there on your keyboard--know that there are hundreds of thousands of folks making sure you are supported, have rights, and yes...your family is protected.
Just stop please. It's a three paragraph press release from a complainant and her lawyer. Don't try to read between the lines.
Just make sure your little ribbon is squarely placed on the back of your Family Wagon--so you can lay your hands all over the keyboard and be content with supporting the troops.
The Army now will separate mother and child to get bodies to deploy. IMO this is nothing short of an outrage!!!
"Army has mom, Alexis Hutchinson, arrested and 11-month old son put into county foster care system. Alexis has now been ordered to deploy to Afghanistan on Sunday, November 15, where she will be court martialed."
Courage to Resist - Army sends infant to protective services, mom to Afghanistan (http://www.couragetoresist.org/x/content/view/789/1 - broken link)
(one a personal note: the response's to the topic might just tell us all what kind of country we have become. )
I am a retired soldier. Female soldiers have a few options.
If they have children they must provide a course of action to care for those children in the case of national emergency or war. Failure to have a family plan is cause for separation or elimination from the service. It would appear Specialist Hutchinson missed a movement, that is did not report for deployment. That's serious business for any military member, in time of war, doubly so. Cause for court martial.
Since her unit is already deployed she is undoubtedly being sent there to undergo court martial. Courts Martial are initiated by the unit, so that makes sense, granted, waste of money but that's the way it is.
Each and every one of those "bodies" has an individual mission. If one body is missing then another body has to pick up the slack. It is a burden on other soldiers when a team member is absent.
Bottom line is, if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
Agreed. I would like to know, however, why the Army revoked her extension period.
i wonder about this too. this whole case sounds a little off to me. was she so specialized that they needed her to be deployed A.S.A.P for some type of mission? i'm just guessing but it seems like even if she did decide to get on the plane, her son wouldve still ended up in some type temporary foster care while she was gone
she wouldve got screwed either way.
same [MOD CUT/language] just a different smell.
i'm glad my boyfriend didnt join.
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