Tuesday, July 20, 2010

What do single parents in the Navy...?

What do single parents in the Navy do with their kids when at sea?





I was in the Army, single with no children, and single parents got to back to the rear during FTX's and Bivuoac's. I was jealous but I understood, a baby's not going to feed %26amp; change itself.





I always wondered what Navy personell did. You can't go back when you're thousands of miles from home, every night. I would think they're given office/desk jobs, but you don't join the Navy to sit at a desk.





Best case scenario, I would think is to leave them with their grandparents.

What do single parents in the Navy...?
Yes, during deployments, arrangements must be made to give "temporary" legal custody with an ex-spouse, or relative. They can then obtain necessary medical care at military hospitals for the dependent(s). Had to do this myself. Was a widower after 15 years of marriage with two children to raise and still maintain my Navy career. I stayed in at that point, not only for myself, but for them. Retired with my 20 and they still had the medical benefits until they graduated from college. My parents and hers shared the responsibility of taking care of the kids while Daddy was away. Missed them and they never held it against me. Our time together became even more precious.
Reply:They deal with it. Just like they've been doing for over 200 years. Like their fathers and mothers did.





Somebody's got to raise the next generation, and somebody's got to protect them. Some people have the heavy duty of doing both.





Bless them all.





And thanks, team. Your contributions, whether single, married, with or without children, are not unappreciated by the living, and would be proudly praised by the Founders.
Reply:We have 3 friends who are single mothers in the Navy. They have all done their time on sea duty just like everyone else. during which they gave temporary custody to their parents, siblings or a close friend.
Reply:The child(ren) were place into what is called a Dependent Care Program in which the service member grants parental rights/responsibilities to a party of the service members choosing when they are deployed. All single-parent Navy service members are required to have this document with the Admin Office, Family Care Plan Coordinator, and the Legal Dept. In some unfortunate cases this would cut many service members careers short, as with everything it is based on the needs of (insert your branch of service here) if your plan got approved or not. Hope that helps and thanks for your service.


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