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Should single parents be dishonorably discharged (fired) from the military if they can not be deployed?
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Asked 2 years ago
by JWBrothers  United States |
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I read this article and wondered if there was a good solution for everyone. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/us/12awolmom.html?th&emc=th
The only way the military in the US can fire you is to dishonorably discharge you. That seems fair and right, except most 19-20 year old single parents would have lost their last chance to make anything of their lives.
Our military makes every effort and spends a lot of money to take care of military families within the confines of the military mission to kill people and break things. The service members sign up to do just that. If they won't do that, (even for an excellent reason) what good are they?
The service deferment was my idea, but I can see a couple of big problems with that.
I'd like to hear other solutions that others think might work.
If they REFUSE to do the job they signed up for, of course they should be dishonorably discharged. In some situations, they should be punished as well.
having grown up in a military family, I can honestly say that I don't think ANY active duty personnel should be allowed to have children.
In favor of the government regulating who can and can't have kids? Wow!
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[1 point] 2 years ago by deleted user ReplyThis question is missleading. They where NOT "dishonorably discharged", which is a very specific type of discharge and will follow you through life like a felony conviction.
The person in the article was let go with a "other-than-honorable discharge"; which I will agree may still be too harsh.
But not being ready to deploy is serious. The whole point of being in the military is to be ready to deploy on a moments notice. Making an exception to let them delay deployment for a few years would be unacceptable.
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[1 point] 2 years ago by deleted user ReplyThis was a New York Times Article, so I should have been more suspicious of their "facts."