FCP chapter, do i need to have one on file to get out?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 03:42:50 -0400

So i am currently deployed. I told my chain of command before we left i did not have a FCP. Still i was made to go. I left my child with her grandmother but she has stage 4 cancer but she was doing fine. I now have been in country a few months and she’s sick again constantly at with doctor with blood pressure of 183/191. She can no longer take care of her so i asked for can i get out on a chapter 5. Now they are saying i have to have a FCP on file to get out but i have no one to put on it. Is there a way i can skip over that part? I have not ever been counseled by my commander or anything. I just want to know if at this time is a FCP even necessary?

Response by CSM Chuck Stafford made Jul 1 at 2019 7:37 AM

CSM Chuck Stafford — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:37:32 -0400

There's quite a few gaps in the story here...but use the open door policy and speak with your command team. You may find that they will act differently than whomever is giving you information currently. Getting your child in a safe environment doesn't mean you have to chapter out -- though, it can be the means to that end. If your command isn't moving with urgency, go to the chaplain and red cross. Good Luck.

Response by SGT Javier Silva made Jul 1 at 2019 7:37 AM

SGT Javier Silva — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:37:49 -0400

SPC Private RallyPoint Member An FCP is not required to chapter out. You can actually get chaptered out for not having an FCP. Fort Knox TDS explains in the document (click on the link).

https://www.knox.army.mil/Garrison/supportoffices/tds/docs/Chapter5_Parenthood.pdf

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Response by MSgt Michael Smith made Jul 2 at 2019 9:31 AM

MSgt Michael Smith — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:31:26 -0400

Someone really did not do their job in your case. You should have never been allowed to deploy without an FCP --for the very reason you are in now. You need to speak with your deployed commander or 1st Sgt ASAP. I would also be trying to figure out who exactly is going to be taking care of your child.