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i am getting a discharge from the national guard but they are telling me i have to fill out a family care plan packet. this doesn't make since to have to fill that out. could you explain to me what all i have to fill out to get a disharge and what i shouldn't fill out. I'm getting a discharge because i'm pregnant. please help me.
Hi Cynthia,
Your unit is confused. If you are being discharge for pregnancy, you don't have to compelte a family care plan.
The Family Care Plan is designed for you to provide care for your child in the event that you deploy. See my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/genfamily/a/familycare.htm
Even if you had elected to stay in the Guard, instead of discharge, you would not be required to submit a family care plan until 90 days after the birth of the child (see page 2 of the article above).
For more information about the United State Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site at: http://usmilitary.about.com Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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