Comments on: US Army single mom arrested by MPs http://www.btls.com/news/stories/us-army-single-mom-arrested-by-mps.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:40:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mark http://www.btls.com/news/stories/us-army-single-mom-arrested-by-mps.html/comment-page-1#comment-22356 Mark Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:51 +0000 http://www.btls.com/?p=6762#comment-22356 I love reading stuff like this. Especially when there is information that is not true. First off let me make it known that I am a Paralegal in the United States Army and have deployed before. Now the first point that is incorrect is that she refused deployment orders. A Soldier can NOT refuse orders. The second point is that the reason she refused deployment orders is because she had nobody to care for her 10 month old son. In the military there is a thing called a Family Care Plan. This document is used to provide proof of ability to have somebody to care for your children if you are called to deploy. If she did not have a valid Family Care Plan she becomes NON-DEPLOYABLE. The third point is that she could face possible UCMJ aka Court-Martial. A soldier who can NOT provide a Family Care Plan can NOT be charged for a crime. Now with the AWOL charge. This is the only real criminal act she committed. They could charge her with this if they wanted to but it would be a press nightmare for the Army. Lastly any Soldier who is required to provide a Family Care Plan could revoke it at any time and would be subject to separation if the command chooses to separate them. Information about Family Care Plans is located in Army Regulation 600-20 Chapter 5. I love reading stuff like this. Especially when there is information that is not true. First off let me make it known that I am a Paralegal in the United States Army and have deployed before.

Now the first point that is incorrect is that she refused deployment orders. A Soldier can NOT refuse orders.

The second point is that the reason she refused deployment orders is because she had nobody to care for her 10 month old son. In the military there is a thing called a Family Care Plan. This document is used to provide proof of ability to have somebody to care for your children if you are called to deploy. If she did not have a valid Family Care Plan she becomes NON-DEPLOYABLE.

The third point is that she could face possible UCMJ aka Court-Martial. A soldier who can NOT provide a Family Care Plan can NOT be charged for a crime.

Now with the AWOL charge. This is the only real criminal act she committed. They could charge her with this if they wanted to but it would be a press nightmare for the Army.

Lastly any Soldier who is required to provide a Family Care Plan could revoke it at any time and would be subject to separation if the command chooses to separate them. Information about Family Care Plans is located in Army Regulation 600-20 Chapter 5.

]]> By: johnny d http://www.btls.com/news/stories/us-army-single-mom-arrested-by-mps.html/comment-page-1#comment-22318 johnny d Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:06 +0000 http://www.btls.com/?p=6762#comment-22318 Who does she think she is the OBAMA of the chow line? I mean come on, she enlisted,trained to be a super chow line cook,cashed her check,went out to party, got knocked up,and now refuses to go back to work!I mean what the hell are these people thinking?!?! Do you know how many women leave their children with loved ones to serve our country? i dont but i bet its in the thousands.So to THOSE women who do their job I say "THANK YOU"and to miss OBAMA of the chow line I SAY "GO POUND SAND UP YOUR TAIL PIPE,SUCKA". This one is definately going in my research pile. Who does she think she is the OBAMA of the chow line? I mean come on, she enlisted,trained to be a super chow line cook,cashed her check,went out to party, got knocked up,and now refuses to go back to work!I mean what the hell are these people thinking?!?! Do you know how many women leave their children with loved ones to serve our country? i dont but i bet its in the thousands.So to THOSE women who do their job I say “THANK YOU”and to miss OBAMA of the chow line I SAY “GO POUND SAND UP YOUR TAIL PIPE,SUCKA”. This one is definately going in my research pile.

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