Posted on Oct 29, 2019
What happens if I don’t command sponsor my baby?
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Hello everyone! I’m a bit unsure of command sponsorship and how it works, hopefully I can get some answers from here. I’m currently pregnant, I deliver in mid December and I’m stationed in Germany. My husband and I are both active duty but his ETS is in the beginning of April. I should be leaving Germany (Deros) in early September. I don’t want command sponsor him so I don’t have to extend here but what happens with the baby if I chose the same? There is an option that he might extend his ETS date to match mine But that’s not a 100% yet.. what are the issues that I will run into?
Command Sponsorship
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Everything SFC Boyd stated is spot on. You will also receive serious consequences from your chain of command for not having your baby command sponsored. You won’t be able to receive child care, nor would you receive a no-fee passport for your child. When it’s time for you to return to the states, you will pay out of pocket for your child. It is NEVER a wise or good choice to have family members overseas that is non-command sponsored.
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Why would you not want to extend to. Command sponsor? It's all of two or three months for you.
If you don't command sponsor then you shoulder all the financial burden yourself. You will be responsible for all medical bills, you (usually) won't be able to take the baby to any military treatment facilities, dental, special needs programs, school, COLA, housing if you weren't married, and costs of transportation. As far as the Army is concerned your child doesn't exist, or is a pet that receives no funding.
If you don't command sponsor then you shoulder all the financial burden yourself. You will be responsible for all medical bills, you (usually) won't be able to take the baby to any military treatment facilities, dental, special needs programs, school, COLA, housing if you weren't married, and costs of transportation. As far as the Army is concerned your child doesn't exist, or is a pet that receives no funding.
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If it is like Korea and you don’t do Command Sponsorship your whole family should go back to where you want them too. I put on my orders that my family will go to Colorado while I’m in Korea. With a new baby though I’m not sure how the army will handle that.
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