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PiscesArmy Says Mom Has NOT Been Discharged
It's been reported that the mom who showed up for active duty with her kids in tow has been discharged by the Army. Not so, says the military!
The Army recently recalled mom of two Lisa Pagan to active duty and
ordered her to report to Fort Benning, Georgia this week. Pagan set off
a fire storm of controversy when she reported for duty with her two
preschoolers in tow. The former Army truck driver had asked the
military for a reprieve from deployment because her husband travels extensively for
business and they would have no one to care for their children if she
was sent overseas.
Late Monday afternoon, Specialist Lisa Pagan's lawyer told CNN the Army would grant her request for a discharge. But the Army has a different story. Major Maria Quon of the Public Affairs Office, Human Resources Command - St. Louis tells momlogic that Pagan's case is still under review. Major Quon says, "As of today, Lisa Pagan has not been discharged. Her case is under review by the Fort Benning chain of command to determine the best resolution of her issues, while also ensuring the best outcome for the Army, Specialist Pagan and her children. Right now, Specialist Pagan is being 'in-processed.' She is being medically screened, being entered in to our personnel database, and being issued uniform items -- this is common procedure when someone is called to duty. Her children have been placed in in-home child care through a certified program on Fort Benning. It is very common for individuals living on [military bases] to obtain certification to provide child care. Her children are with certified child care providers. During the day, when she is going through the military process, she is not able to be with them. Specialist Pagan has not been discharged yet."
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I dunno. It seems to me if you’ve been discharged at some point you should be allowed to have a life not ran by the military.
You told about the IRR BEFORE you sign up. She listened to dumb advice and did an even dumber thing by not having a contingency plan in place, ESPECIALLY after being denied. You never know. Still, what they may simply do is reassign her to a non-deployment position to keep her in country.
she wasn’t discharged. she was put in/on irr. that’s not being discharged. its more sort of like being in the reserves but you don’t have to go in monthly for training or manuevers….
she signed the papers for entering the millitary, she was made aware of Everything that is involved in being in the millitary. she has a husband, in-laws, and parents to take care of the kids. there was no need to pull the stunt she pulled by bringing the kids with her. she has decided she doesn’t want to be in the millitary and is basicallly refusing to follow orders when she showed up with the kids. she knew she needed childcare in the event of being called back from irr. her dh can/could take care of the kiddos and so could the grandparents.
the army should make her hold up to the agreement she signed w/them when she went into the millitary and make her shiny hiny ship out!!!!!
I agree with you Texas Mom
wish it were all that easy.
right now, anyone with a job is scared to death to do anything whatsoever to put their names higher on the chopping block. when they began their family, things were probably more secure for them but now? if the dad tried to take more time for the kids we could end up unemployed. then where would this family be?
I hope they work out a solution that’s in the kids’ best interests.
The dad should have to scale back his hours if day care is not an option. Sorry but if it was the other way around the man would still have to go even if he has kids.
It is sad to see so many of you saying such thing about her. everyone understands making additional plans but not everyone’s family is avaiable to take care of thier kids. They have jobs too and if they stop working, who is going to take care of them. Sometimes some people don’t have anyone to take care of thier kids. times are hard instead of saying negative things, maybe we can do something like support her because we never know what is in our future. i hope everthing works out for you mom. i would give anything in the world right now to be with my angel. anything but i am thousands of miles away wishing i could hold her and tell her i love her. She is 3yrs old.
She should have to stay in the Army!!!!!!!! This is what she signed up for!!! What if everybody did this.I think she’s wonderful for being in the army and protecting our country,but u know what you’re getting into when you sign up. She should have thought about child care when she went in.