Is there any-way I can deploy late?

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2008-10-21 08:18:39 +0000	yes wait untill one week before you get deploy and tell your commanding officer that someone had died in your family and you have to be there to sell there house. that you have to help fix there house to sell it to cover the funeral. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2008-10-21 08:26:11 +0000	Not really. You have a job to do and you have to do it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2008-10-21 08:39:10 +0000	Not being married to your baby's mother will be your biggest stumbling block. You don't say what branch you are in, but I know that the Army doesn't take your family into consideration much of the time. They need you where and when they need you, regardless of what is happening in your personal life. It sounds cruel, but the soldiers who will be standing at your side are supposed to be more important to you than the woman who sleeps by your side every night. All you can do is check with your unit to see if every one is leaving at the same time or if you will be staggered out. My best friend's husband just returned home from Iraq. His unit was too big to send all at once, so they staggered them out over about 2 months. But when my husband deployed, he was with a small unit and they all fit on one plane so they all went together. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2008-10-21 20:53:28 +0000	Sorry but since you and she aren't married she doesn't exist to the military so they could care less. Suggestion - either get married now and hopefully your unit can accomodate you a little. Or just make sure she has family around to help her out. FYI: girlfriends, boyfriends, and fiances don't exist in the eyes of the military - it sucks but that's the reality of it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2008-10-21 15:59:29 +0000	Well since you are not married then I really do not see this happening. They very rarely let husbands deploy late/come home early for births when they are married and most of time to get approval you have to have a high risk pregnancy or c section scheduled (considered major surgery). You can always just ask your command they can only say no, but if you don't ask you will never know. Come up with a good plan b in case you won't be there, arrange for her mother to be there or your mom or some sort of close family member/friend who can help her out and be there for the delivery, for support. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2008-10-21 12:21:13 +0000	Only your command can decide that and now is the time to start asking. The fact you aren't married is going to make it tough though. Military wives know that often times the military won't bend for issues like this...girlfriends and fiances don't even register on the military radar for things like this. You can try..start working on it now but be prepared to go as planned. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2008-10-21 09:44:41 +0000	We had a couple of soldiers get their deployment date pushed back a month or so to be there when the baby was born, a few guys in a brigade deployment is not a big deal, the only thing is you might get hosed out a mid tour leave, but I'm pretty sure they still got leave somewhere in the deployment. Remember to just start asking your chain of command till someone cares is the way to go. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2008-10-21 08:25:23 +0000	sorry you guys arent married, so to the army you do not have a pregnant spouse, so sorry there aint no way they are going to let you stay behind because you got a girlfriend pregnant. there are alot of military wives out there that have their child while their husbands are deployed, its something that happens...... its something you will have to get used to Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2008-10-21 16:39:45 +0000	well you guys arnt married so according to the army she doesn't exist.i know it sucks big time.you wont be able to see the birth and im so sorry about that.however you can add your daughter to your tricare so she has free ins and you might be able to get BAH for her and then you can send that to the mother to help her out.if you guys love each other though then you should get married cause it will make things as far as the military concerned alot easier.congrats on being a daddy!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

2008-10-21 08:23:00 +0000	you answered your own question their at the end , if your not married then the military doesnt care, even if you are married they still care very little... but good luck Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No