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My husband is active duty stationed in Kaiserslautern Germany and I am a reservist here as well. We just found out I am pregnant, and due to the fact that we are so far from family we want to have the baby back in Texas where we are from since our families don’t have the option to be able to come here for the birth (health issues and jobs). I am not due until September, and don’t plan on heading back to Texas until I am about 30-34 weeks. If I have my baby in Texas, how would that work getting me and the baby back to Germany in a timely manor? I will wait till me and the baby are clear to be able to fly by the doctor, but as far as a passport for the baby or anything else goes, does anyone have any insight they could offer? Thank you in advance.
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Posted 6 y ago
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You're a reservist so you can do whatever you like. You just fly home and when you have a passport, fly back. There shouldn't be any need for command sponsorship since you're still residing with him. Essentially, you've just taken a several month long vacation.
With that said, the Army won't pay for your transportation to or from and it will be your responsibility to coordinate that through tricare. That will be the hardest and most expensive part. You are enrolled in a different tricare region than Texas, and because your husband and you are still stationed in Germany, you won't be eligible to enroll in the tricare in Texas. Have fun untangling that knot.
With that said, the Army won't pay for your transportation to or from and it will be your responsibility to coordinate that through tricare. That will be the hardest and most expensive part. You are enrolled in a different tricare region than Texas, and because your husband and you are still stationed in Germany, you won't be eligible to enroll in the tricare in Texas. Have fun untangling that knot.
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As a Reservist, most of it shouldn't be a problem. You are authorized to be excused from Drills and AT's for an 84 day window around the birth of the child, so that should give you the time. Children need a passport to fly internationally, but a passport does not require a social security card (but dependent ID's will), so you would have to wait to return until at least the passport process was complete. I would go ahead and initiate the SS# process as soon as I could too.
My Grandson was born at GITMO and had to have a valid Passport to fly back to the US.
And congratulations.
My Grandson was born at GITMO and had to have a valid Passport to fly back to the US.
And congratulations.
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