AR 635-200 Section II Surviving Sons and Daughters
a. Commanders specified in paragraph 1-19 will approve requests for separation for the convenience of the Government of soldiers who qualify per this section as surviving sons or daughters.
Surviving Sons and Daughters defined by the Army:
a. The "surviving son" or "surviving daughter" is any son or daughter in a family whose parent or one or more sons or daughters served in the Armed Forces of the United States and —
(1) Was killed in action.
(2) Died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
(3) Is in a captured or missing-in-action status.
(4) Is permanently 100 percent physically disabled or 100 percent mentally disabled due to service connection, as determined by the Department of Veterans' Affairs or one of the military services, and is not gainfully employed because of such disability.
b. "Armed Forces of the United States" denotes collectively all components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
It says surviving SON or DAUGHTER. Not Son's or Daughter's nor does it mention anything about reassignment.
According to the article:
The two soldiers, Rachel and Charity Witmer, were given the choice of returning to combat...
Fortunately since I still am in the military I can atleast look up such regulations.
Didnt they go after Pvt Ryan after all his brothers were killed and he ended up the only Surviving son?
My point is this, If these 2 were not in the news would this have happen? Did they ask Pat Tillmans brother to come home?
