Posted on Jun 13, 2016
Take needs of the Army assignment or keep my daughter? What to choose.
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I am faced with going Needs of the Army, or get out. If I go NoA, I lose my daughter. If I get out, I may not be able to support her. The judge presiding over my custody case told me that the only way I will get custody of my daughter is to get stationed at Bragg. But in order to do that, I need Airborne School. I can only get it if I reenlist for it, but HRC Retention is not wanting to play ball. What would you do, RP? Because I don't want to lose my kid, but I also don't want to get out, only to risk not being able to get back in.
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The Army is temporary, your daughter is permanent. Take what you will from that.
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Cpl Mark Crabtree
This, being a father my kids have made more career choices for me than anything else. While I had careers I enjoyed time away from home made it hard to stay at those careers. The military career requires lots of times away from loved ones. It's hard to be the father you may want to be and the professional demanded on you.
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Seek out the Post Chaplain. They can possibly help or send you in the right direction. They are a wealth of information. I hope this helps SPC (Join to see)
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I asked. They said it's up to Retention, because they have to approve my Airborne School slot in order for me to get qualified for a position at Bragg.
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SPC Adam Avinger
SPC Italino - dont disregard NG status either. It may give you the time you need to fix what you need to fix and then get back at it... Still in is still in, if ya get me. Always AGR positions too, brohito.
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I agree with SPC Adam Avinger. The NG is a great place & you can keep your daughter. If they have slot, you can do AGR. NG recruiting is full time too.
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Have you requested and been denied a compassionate reassignment?
Hard to believe 18th Airborne Corps, or 82nd Div is not in need of an 11B
Hard to believe 18th Airborne Corps, or 82nd Div is not in need of an 11B
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SSG Roger Ayscue
Having spent most of my adult life as an 11B in the 82d Airborne, Specialist, this will be tough to pull off. Child care, if it is not live in or very very understanding might as well have her the entire time you are on DRF 1 or 9 and them again large package week and Intensified Training Cycle. Division is my home and will be till I die, but it will require a whole lot to make it as a single parent in the 82D Airborne Division.
I would ask God Squad 6 at Fort Jackson what he thinks.
I would ask God Squad 6 at Fort Jackson what he thinks.
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LTC Yinon Weiss
SPC (Join to see) - Since you want to go SF, have you applied for SFAS yet? That would take you to Bragg.
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LTC Yinon Weiss, I am looking into that currently. If I have to, that will be the path I take. I'm just concerned that I am not ready yet
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