[Irisshlass]

I understand this mother not wanting to abandoned her child...but you do have provide a guardian (paperwork, names, phone numbers, power of attorney etc) for your children in case you are deployed. It has been this way since the first Gulf War.

[Grizzled Bear]

I understand this mother not wanting to abandoned her child...but you do have provide a guardian (paperwork, names, phone numbers, power of attorney etc) for your children in case you are deployed. It has been this way since the first Gulf War.

How many times does this bear repeating?