Posted on May 14, 2021

How soon after the passing of a spouse will the military deploy you?

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My unit is activated oct 21- oct 22. My husband passed away this morning in a terrible wreck. Will I still be forced to deploy? He left me and his 2 year old daughter behind.

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PO3 Phyllis Maynard

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SPC (Join to see) have you called your command chaplain? The chaplains are a good resource to help one navigate through tragedy.

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There is a loss of spouse stabilization that the Army has. I believe it is one year. I don't have the reference but I do know the Army has it. You'll have to find the reference and submit the stabilization to your branch. Usually it's just a 4187. I would start by looking at MILPER messages on HRC. I think it was released in the last 2-3 years. You could also try looking on the HRC website, there may be a web page dedicated to it as well.

Although, the easiest thing will be to just have a talk with your Commander about being on the Rear Deployment team.

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For me the family care plan is now an issue that would prevent her from deploying.

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CPT (Join to see) it is, but the Army's response to FCP is to separate them. I think at some point the Army realized it's unrealistic to ask people to get a family care plan in place while you're dealing with the passing of a spouse

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