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Paternity Leave during Underway/Deployment
So this is my first pregnancy and my EDD is in Aug. My husband will be on a long Underway during that time. I will be delivering back in my home country because I have no family here while my husband is on Underway, and soon after that, he’s going for an even longer deployment.
I have seen online that there are instances where if permission is granted by the chain of command, military personnel can be flown out at their own expense during deployment. I wasn’t sure if an Underway would be the same as a deployment?
Have any of you had similar experiences? What did you do? I’m really nervous about this since this is my first pregnancy and it involves being overseas. I will also need him to be around to get the Consular Report of Birth Overseas for the child to be recognized as a US citizen.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Paternity leave is available for one year after the birth of the baby. Normally, sailors are not sent home for the birth unless it is high risk. Also, if he is taking leave and going to a foreign country, he needs special permission for that too. They won't fly him off the ship, he has to depart from one of the ports they stop at. There are fewer port calls during an underway, if any, so that may be a problem.
I am sorry, the chances of him being present are not great. He needs to talk to his chain of command to get a realistic feeling for his particular ship's needs and his part in that picture. It can happen, but he is the only one who can find out if it is possible.
When my nephew's sub came back from deployment, there were five new fathers meeting their babies for the first time. It made the local news there. True, subs are harder than surface ships for leave.
Here is the FAQ about the Navy policy:
http://www.public.navy.mil/BUPERS-NPC/SUPPORT/21ST_CENTURY_SAILOR/T...
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Permalink Reply by Allison on
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Unfortunately, this just isn’t too likely :(.
I wonder though, I don’t know a lot about giving birth to a us citizen overseas, if you’ve considered having some of your family come to you, or take turns coming out to support you, around the birth or soon after. With power of attorney and the support of the military base, I think you might have more help with the legality of things, and just from my personal experience not with having kids but in general, it’s very difficult to be away from your Navy resources AND not have your spouse around. I don’t know, I totally get wanting to be home with your support system too, I’m just throwing options out there.
Otherwise, there must be some exceptions for military families, I wouldn’t stress too much about the Consular Report of Birth Overseas, maybe just give them a call or email and ask about a situation like this.
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