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question: what happens if there is a death during deployment
Hello ladies,
So I received some sad news that my sailors grandmother is stage four lung cancer. He knows she has cancer he does not know the details yet. I am driving to Norfolk tonight to go be with him while he gets the news. Him and his grandmother are very very close. He is getting ready to deploy sometime this summer. My question is what happens if she were to pass while he is deployed. I know that he can get emergency leave and that the red cross will notify him of the death. Does the emergency leave cover grandparents?
Any advice on how to talk to him about all this without it putting to much strain on his deployment. I hate that something negitive is happening right before deployment but his family doesnt want to keep him inthe dark, however none of us wanthim to be sad and /or unfocused while on deployment.
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Permalink Reply by jde on
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when there was a death in my family my husbands command told him emergency leave was granted for immediate family (spouse, children, siblings, and parents....or if someone helped raise you while growing up). grandparents only if they raised you and provided shelter clothes and that tyoe of thing.
if he is deployed that is a different situation because they would have to figure out how to get him back to the states as well. -
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Permalink Reply by andrea d on
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she did not help raise him but they are very close as if she had. plus this will be his first family member to pass away. I dont think he is going to do well with this and I am not going to be able to comfort him and help him through it is he is out on deployment.
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They did let my husband take emergency leave but it was up to his command because it was my aunt.
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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Like jde said emergency leave is reserved for immediate family only or whoever raised him if not his parents. But as with anything leave is determined at the discretion of his ship so if his grandmother were to pass while he is deployed he can still talk to his chain of command and see if they will approve it. The worst they will do is deny it but there's a chance they will approve it for him.
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Permalink Reply by Sandy's_sailor son on
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I'm sorry about your sailors Grandma. The US Navy is very good about granting leave when there is a death. Even if the sailor is deployed. You just have to go through the correct Chanel's. 1) contact the Red Cross. -- tell the Red Cross that your son is very close to his Grandma. Say that she was an important part of his life. If he spent a great deal of time with her while He/she was growing up. Tell them that. If Grandma passes while he is deployed. You will have to provide The Red Cross with Grandmas Doctor's phone number and/ or hospice phone number. ( for verification)
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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Do not count on the Navy allowing him to take leave while he is on deployment, unless she raised him they do not count her as immediate family.
It isn't up to the Navy, it is up to the CO of that ship if they allow him to take leave for the death of someone who is not immediate family, it also depends what is going with the deployment and where they are if they will allow the leave. Reason being is the command would have to pay to get the Sailor back to the US soil...and that is money the ships don't have anymore
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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My nephew was not allowed to come home when my dad died. Just was not feasible for his leave to be approved. You never know until the time comes.
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How do i get ahold of the red cross? And will they just need the phycisian phone number? Will they need a copy of the death certificate? I might have his mother take care of this part since she will have the info that they need for him. Thank you everyone for all the info and advice.
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http://www.redcross.org/find-help/military-families That is how you get a hold of the Red Cross
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So I talked to Eric about his grandma today. It was so sad to see him upset. He is canceling his plans for his leave in June to spend that time with her. He is so worried about loosing her while on deployment. Any suggestions on how to keep things positive for him on deployment.
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