Alexis Hutchinson was not on the plane when her unit deployed to Afghanistan in November.
Alexis Hutchinson was not on the plane when her unit deployed to Afghanistan in November.
call me sexist.....I just don’t think mothers should be in the military...
that does not mean that I would want the government to pass a law to enforce my opinion...but I am entitled to have one..
should be court martial...
Is that a an honorable discharge or a dishonorable discharge?
As it is, an admin discharge is the best solution. Saves time, saves money, gets her out so she can take care of her kid.
I say just let her go. So what? Like a court martial is going to help the situation.
This female is a disgrace to all the women who serve in our military. She knew when she enlisted that she would have to have a caretaker for children, power of attorney etc etc. Typical example of me, me, me, not an iota of thought to what being a solder is all about. Shame on her
She had no business signing up in the first place. She is a quitter and I don’t want punks like this in my country’s military.
The good news is that single parethood should become less of an issue once the military gets rid of DADT. /sarc
I hope this young ‘lady’ got an OTH discharge.
I don’t know the Army requirements but in the Marine Corps ( not corpse) we required our married to each other Marines or our single parent Marines to provide the information on who will be taking care of the children should the parents be deployed. If they cannot provide care for those children then they were released. The Army fell on it’s sword with this. That said, this soldier is guilty of Missing Movement and I don’t know about the Army but in the Marine Corps this would be taken very seriously and there would be a price to pay for this.
If this soldier tried to present her case before the deployment and her superiors ignored this, there is a problem there too. She is getting off easy. As to discharge, in as much as she Misses a Movement I would recommend a General Discharge for the Good of the Service.
Seems like the best solution would be to swap her with a cook that isn’t being deployed. That way she has to stay in the Army. The Army doesn’t have to find another cook or go through the hassle/bad PR/cost of kicking her out. Then just don’t ever promote or let her re-enlist so she can’t get any bennies.
“Army discharging single mom who refused deployment”
Why women should not be allowed in the military.
Not a good precedent to set. She won’t be the last AWOL parent.
If she’s been living on the government’s dime, under the guise of being a soldier, with no intention of ever deploying — she’s a welfare queen. She knew the deal when she signed up.
SnakeDoc
Many years ago, Chesty Puller was well into his 30s and had never married. Someone asked him once why he never married and his reply was that if the Marine Corps had wanted him to have a wife, they would have issued him one. He did eventually get married while in the Corps.
However, if your family life is going to cause you a hardship to serve in the military then you need to get out, period. Back in the old Corps, if you were below the rank of Corporal, you had to ask permission from your CO to get married.
The recently demoted Pvt. Hutchison should’ve put together a family care plan. All the services require them; she has no excuse.
I forgot to put in my last post, that to me being married in the military carries the same issues/responsibilities as being a single parent.
Anyone else think Mom “backed out” at the request of daughter?
So, she failed to maintain her readiness and will be given an out instead of a court martial??
What would have happened if she had become pregnant instead? I’m just curious how this is handled. So many people these days want to believe that men and women are the same with just a few minor plumbing differences.
The important part here is that the discharge she received has a Re-enlistment Eligibility Code. These codes 1, 2, 3, or 4 will determine under what conditions if the individual can ever rejoin the military. A (1) will allow the individual to enlist in any branch of the military. The other codes are more restrictive where a 4 will only allow the individual to enlist in the Air Force or Navy providing they can get a waiver to the reason they were discharged for.
What does this mean? If she got a Re-enlisment Eligibility Code of (1) she could go down and join the Navy and be back again to make life difficult for her superiors and peers. Somehow I don't think she got a (1) code.