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My son and his recruiter tried to meet with my son's father today but he was being highly cooperative and was saying bizarre things like the government was out to get him, that he was being investigated and that my son was a puppet for the government. I'm pretty sure he was high. Needless to say, he refused to meet with them and to sign the paper.
Has anyone ever experienced this? Was your child able to join without the other parent's signature? Worst case scenario, we have to wait until he turns 18 next summer which we REALLY don't want, but it really upset my son that his "father" refused to do this for him and is trying to control the situation. Thank you.
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Permalink Reply by Cee81 on
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Lemonelephant, I did a quick search as well and found nothin. It IS a little curious that at first he said we could work around not having both parent's signatures, and then suddenly, there was no way...we absolutely needed "dad's" signature. I tried calling the liaison office today since they were able to assist me before, but I think I might just go in person because they never answer the phone. I'm not sure why he would lie about it, though.
This is so bizarre.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Yes, very bizarre.
I did not have to do a search since I have the info saved. (Don't ask.)
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Cryptodad, if he felt like he had something to lose, the threat could possibly work.
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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Just my opinion.
- Worst case scenario, have your son wait until he is 18 - he could sign himself up.
- The deadbeat husband sounds mentally unstable and abusive.
- You have allowed this situation to get the better of you. I would march into the recruiter's office and say, "I have sole custody and I am giving my son permission to sign up for the delay entry program. If you can't help us, let us find someone else."
- You could writ a letter to your ex-husband with the following: "Our son has made a very intelligent and mature decision to sign up for the Delayed Entry Program. If you have a objections, respond immediately with a alternative solutions to help our son secure his future. By alternative solutions, I mean how much are you willing and promising to pay for tuition, room and board for his college education. If you are not willing to contribute to his education, then please get out of the way and allow him to proceed with securing his career choice."
- There are always people willing, ready and able to sue anyone for anything. This one recruiter heard of one case. So what? The last time I looked, the Navy's legal department is well-staffed.
My husband has been a family law specialist for almost 40 years. Typically, the objecting spouse/ex-spouse will slink away once you say, "Show us the money."
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Thanks, I am definitely going to write a letter.
Again, though, we were never married. I was a teenage Mom. I haven't dealt with him since I was 17/18 years old. He was always bum.
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First, I want to say thanks to all of you for taking the time out to respond to my question.
So, it's official: we will be waiting until he turns 18 next July. "Dad" is being selfish and because he is angry at me for what he perceives to be as "wrongdoings" in the past, he is taking it out on his son. I'm only upset because it upset my son, but I am happy we don't have to deal with him anymore.
Having said that, I will continue to come here to educate myself (both of us, actually), and I will continue to encourage my son to fully enjoy his final year of high school and to look forward to new adventures after graduation.
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I wish him the best.
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Have him begin studying the info in the DEP START Guide and begin or continue running and swimming. Make sure that he has good shoes for running so that he will not injure himself. Knowing the info in DEP START Guide (passing a multiple choice test with 80% or above) and being able to pass the initial PFA (http://www.navy-prt.com/malestandard/ gives the PFA standards for males.) will result in his being advanced to E-2 at BC.
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You are very welcome.
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Permalink Reply by Heidic4 on
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I was never married to my sons "father" either-I did have a paper saying that my boys were under my sole custody. That being said I had to fill out an affidavit stating that his "father" has never been a part of his life and has never provided support for him-which is all true-they accepted it without a problem. My son was accepted into the DEP program for his entire senior year and just left for boot camp 2 weeks ago. There are some low cost or pro bono lawyers that will file a custody paper for you. Whether is how I got mine. Good luck to you!
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