Family rights in the military?

[armymp]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? AZ

Hello I would appreciate any insight I could get here. I am a member of a National Guard unit deploying soon to Iraq. Our unit is having a mandatory Family day for soldiers. Our families attending was put out as optional. My 1SG spoke to me and asked if my wife was going to be attending. When I told him she wasn't (She is 4 months pregnant and the trip to the unit is over 2 hours, in addition I had extremley bad experiences with our FRG in my first and second deployment) he gave me a direct order that she must go otherwise I would be facing and art 15 for disobeying a direct order.

My wife is a service member also but she hasn't been given any direct orders to attend.

Can someone please offer some help? Preferably with regulations if they exist that protect family members?

I honestly feel that I am being treated unfairly being that I was the only individual to my knowledge singled out in this way. In addition I believe that I am the head of my family and will do what is best for them. I feel that a direct order of this nature is down right offensive.

Thanks,
Lawrence

[objetora]

You are only required obey direct lawful orders. If your wife refuses to attend, are you being ordered to kidnap her?

Article 92 of UCMJ:
Article 92--Failure to obey order or regulation
a. Text of statute. Any person subject to this
chapter who--
(1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general
order or regulation;
(2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or
(3) is derelict in the performance of his duties;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

[ERAUPIKE]

Originally Posted by objetora

You are only required obey direct lawful orders. If your wife refuses to attend, are you being ordered to kidnap her?

Article 92 of UCMJ:
Article 92--Failure to obey order or regulation
a. Text of statute. Any person subject to this
chapter who--
(1) violates or fails to obey any lawful general
order or regulation;
(2) having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or
(3) is derelict in the performance of his duties;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Really, Why don't you save your rhetoric for the AWOL posts.

Your Top does not have the final word. If you feel that you are being treated unfairly take it up the chain of command, that is what it is there for.

[DRTDEVL]

When asked, what did your CO say? What about the CSM?



Oh, that's right... Soldiers think there is no need to use the CoC nowadays with the advent of the internet.