What is the average time for an death notification from the military these days? They published only five days after the death. Could they have published it before the family even knew?
I smell a rightful, juicy lawsuit in this one.
I hope they sue the h...l out of the NY Slimes!!!
I doubt that they keep statistics like "average time." A casualty assistance officer is to notify the NOK within 24 hours of the initial notification.
You can read DoD Instruction 1300.18, "Military Personnel Casualty Matters, Policies, and Procedures" here:
http://west.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/130018p.pdf