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POA Timing?
My son leaves in 3 weeks for boot camp. Should we get a POA now? We have a joint account locally, but he will be banking at Federal Navy Credit Union. Is the POA a general form or does it only pertain to the bank he is banking with? He has no bills at this time.
Thank you in advance for your help
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Permalink Reply by Denise - browns57 on
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That is totally up to the two of you. My son went to BC with no bills except for his phone thats on our family plan. He choose to open a Federal Navy Credit account, he paid for all his uniforms, of course & his pictures. When he came home after A school he closed his old checking & saving account. It is his money, his decision, he is deployed now, still no POA. Not my choice his, this is his life.
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Permalink Reply by momplus2 on
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Thank you, Denise for your quick response. This helps a great deal.
I appreciate your time. Take Care:)
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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A POA can be done at any time. It's not something you're going to immediately put into action. It's more of a precautionary paperwork. Might as well get it done and put it away some place safe.
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Permalink Reply by Jo1 on
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I think it's a very good idea to have a power of attorney especially if your sailor isn't married. We went to a lawyer and had a general/financial and health power attorney filled out. In the case that your sailor is injured or ill the navy will not give you any information on your son because of the new privacy laws. My sons been in for little over a year and it's already come in handy so I'm so glad we got it done.
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The privacy laws are not new...they may be new to families as they are used to being in the know.
Even with a POA, the military will not give out medical info..the Sailor needs to sign Hippa paper work, and if the Sailor/soon to be Sailor wants they can have a living will created so the parents have it just in case...but if the someone gets sick or hurt while in bootcamp, unless it is life threating the Navy doesn't call anyone. Even if it is life threating, they only notifiy whom ever the Sailor puts down to be notified.
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my son's been in 2-1/2 years and I've used my POA that I have for different things that he can't take care of in the middle of the ocean while deployed and he doesn't have any bills either. he's not married and we just both felt better about it, If he ever gets hurt (praying he won't) no one will tell you anything with the poa and medical POA.
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Hello BR549
Thank you so much for your response.
I have a question...are you saying even with the general/medical POA the Navy won't inform a parent?
Also, what site did you go to for the POA Form?
Thank you again
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