Mom: Deployment leaves no one to care for kids

[babsbunny]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2009-02-28-deployment_N.htm?csp=24&RM_Exclude=Juno

DAVIDSON, North Carolina (AP) — When Lisa Pagan reports for duty Sunday, four long years after she was honorably discharged from the Army, she will arrive with more than her old uniform. She is bringing her kids, too.

"I have to bring them with me," she said. "I don't have a choice."

Pagan is among thousands of former service members who have left active duty since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, only to later receive orders to return to service. They are not in training, they are not getting a Defense Department salary, but as long as they have time left on their original enlistment contracts, they are on "individual ready reserve" status — eligible to be recalled at any time.

[rocktivity]

1. If the military can't provide care facilities for their children

such people should be given stateside desk jobs or released from their tour of duty.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Solly Mack]

2. I hope she brings a lawyer with her as well.

I seriously hope she has a lawyer with her.

I don't want her to have to go....but my wants and her wants don't exactly have anything to do with what the Army wants.. and they ain't the least bit afraid of making an example of her.

I hope it works out well for her.

[FLDCVADem]

3. I agree

I agree that it sucks for her and her family, but this isn't something new in the military, and she signed the contract.

[Karenina]

4. It's LONG PAST TIME that Amis realize

that their MIC gives more than a flying fuck about those honorable folks who were duped into thinking they were serving an honorable cause. THEY DO NOT.