Posted on Jan 7, 2016
Do dual-military couples have to EROD their dependents if they are OCONUS in Germany and about to deploy?
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SGT(P) Romeo Frett,
Since both you are dual military, only your children are command sponsored. Both you and your spouse should have filled out a family care plan that should be identical. I did just a little bit of research and you have two options as the Army sees it.
Option 1: "Soldiers residing in government quarters may request approval for guardians to reside in those quarters in their absence.
Option 2: Send your dependents CONUS where the guardian is located and one member of the dual-military may be authorized to personally escort dependents back.
I found this information in AR 600-20 Army Command Policy para 5-5, k, 3, b
Hope this helps you out.
Since both you are dual military, only your children are command sponsored. Both you and your spouse should have filled out a family care plan that should be identical. I did just a little bit of research and you have two options as the Army sees it.
Option 1: "Soldiers residing in government quarters may request approval for guardians to reside in those quarters in their absence.
Option 2: Send your dependents CONUS where the guardian is located and one member of the dual-military may be authorized to personally escort dependents back.
I found this information in AR 600-20 Army Command Policy para 5-5, k, 3, b
Hope this helps you out.
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SGT(P) (Join to see)
Thank you it does and I will reference that AR more closely. I wanted to know do we have to EROD them to get our benefits which will result in us losing command sponsorship and risk not being able to get it again when we get back. Or can we do an exception to policy, keep command sponsorship, still send the back home, and receive benefits.
Is that possible as a dual military couple?
Is that possible as a dual military couple?
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If you do the official EROD paperwork then you are asking the military to pay for their flight back to a CONUS location. In this case the senior of you and your spouse should still receive BAH with the other still getting partial, but I'm unsure if you will get COLA any more. Going through the EROD route you will also loose the command sponsorship. Upon your return from the deployment if you still have more than 12 months on station you can then put a request in for command sponsorship again. If that is approved or not, that transportation is on the Soldier.
Should you just fly your dependents back CONUS and then back to your duty station upon your return, providing their passports are still good after your deployment, then the command sponsorship is not disturbed. This option would be the same as taking leave, but just for a longer period of time for your dependents.
This information is in:
AR 55-46 Travel Overseas
AR 614-30 Overseas Service
Look deeper into those and I hope this helps.
Should you just fly your dependents back CONUS and then back to your duty station upon your return, providing their passports are still good after your deployment, then the command sponsorship is not disturbed. This option would be the same as taking leave, but just for a longer period of time for your dependents.
This information is in:
AR 55-46 Travel Overseas
AR 614-30 Overseas Service
Look deeper into those and I hope this helps.
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CSM Carl Cunningham
Before you get to far into this, you need to see which service member the dependants are command sponsored for. They can only be CSP'd to one service member and they other is there unaccompanied. That will be the SM who needs to initiate the paperwork. If you EROD them, it would be difficult to get them back. I would have your leadership talk to the Garrison Commander or CSM. The Garrison Commander where you are assigned is the approval authority for EROD.
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Thank you for the advice. I am going to try and do a ETP so that way we do not have to EROD them and still receive the BAH but if that does not work then our final option is to submit the EROD packet.
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Both me and my wife was dual military. We both retired after 20 plus years and we never had a problem with our three children. If you have a good supporting family structure, it will be good to both you and you military career. Taking care of your family is priority number 1. We both went to Bosnia, Afghanistan and spend six years in the worst duty station on earth, Ft Drum. We survive and you can also. We also downs 4 years in Korea, and six in Germany. And I was at the bed side when all four of my children was born. I was Artillery and she was logistic.
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It is just a picture so I can draw attention to the question and receive the help I need and not just views
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I don't understand your question. If you are dual military, then your spouse is not command sponsored, so an EROD wouldn't apply, they are covered under the SOFA. My ex wife and I were dual military in Germany, when one of us deployed, it didn't affect the status of the other at all. Why would one of you have to go back to the states?
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I am wondering can they do an Exception To Policy (ETP), activate their family care plan, etc. to receive the benefits (BAH, FSA, BAS) for their family?
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If you EROD your dependents, they are no longer authorized to return to your current OCONUS duty station as command sponsored or at government expense. Just activate the famil care plan and you should be good to go.
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