Can your unit dictate when can you take your paternity leave because of deployment?

‘Use it or lose it’ applies in many situations:)

Your mistake was the earlier assumption, unless your Command Team has sympathy for your mistake you will deploy. Anytime you are making plans for anything that affects work you need to speak with leadership. I assure you it is the same on the outside as well.

Hopefully this will help because most of the comments on here are just people judging you. I too did not take my paternity leave because I was in the middle of flight school; I took it as pcs leave when I left Ft. Rucker.

I reviewed the regulation on secondary caregiver leave and unfortunately there is not exception to the one year rule even with a deployment. If I were you, you are authorized to take leas than 21 days so I would sit down with the commander and explain the situation and maybe get two weeks of paternity leave approved with the understanding that you will still attend any necessary pre-deployment medical appointments. I believe this is your best shot. Good luck!

Am i the only one hearing pre laid plans to avoid a deployment and crying now because big bad army says tough shit

I’ve read the REG. And it says the commander is not allow to deny that leave. So there is where I’m confused

The unit Commander is in total control of leaves. If paternity leave was serious for you, then you should have taken it when you can. The Army will not stop over your or anybody else's leave.

The mission always comes first, you won’t loose your days also as your ETSing you will get all your leave days terminal leave

You have a personal problem, not an army problem though the army is part of the problem. Leave granted is up to the commander and the needs of the military will always trump your personal needs.