In 2003, I had a soldier under me that stated he was an only child, and if he got orders to deploy for combat he would get out of it on that condition.
Me? I snapped. I informed this POS that it wouldn’t be him they call to serve, but the uniform. And that he volunteered to wear said uniform. Furthering, “If you don’t want to adhere to your oath, I’ll take you to the commander right now and find another, more dedicated soldier to fill your uniform!”
Amazingly, he slumped sadly looking at the floor.
This is the so called Gov Walz.
I had a few that pulled similar stunts trying to get out of deployments. If they wouldn’t deploy when eligible I ensured they were put into a voluntary service non-paid billet. Some of the orders were to easy places, too, like Gitmo. One threw a fit because his wife couldn’t accompany him there, and they just got married when he got his orders thinking she could go, but they were solo orders. Some people are real ****birds.