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Alexis Hutchinson is a single mother living in Georgia. She’s also military personnel stationed there, taking care of her infant son.
Last November, Hutchinson was arrested for refusing deployment to Afghanistan, contractual to her stint in the military. Her reasoning? She could not find an appropriate caretaker for her infant son. Hutchinson’s mother was initially set to care for the child during her tour of the Middle East, but after a mere two weeks, the child’s grandmother “sent” him back stating that she couldn’t handle the pressure of taking care of an infant for such an extended period of time.
Initially, the Army filed criminal charges against Hutchinson, who adamantly refused to be deployed. However, after shuffling what was probably tons and tons of paperwork around on a desk, the military decided to discharge her rather than take her to court.
While Hutchinson is thrilled that she can now stay at home and care for her son, she will lose her military and veteran pensions and benefits.
Although the military bent and allowed her to be discharged rather than sent to jail, they claim that there is “evidence” that regardless of a family situation or not, Hutchinson would have refused to deploy regardless. Fort Stewart, the base at which Hutchinson was stationed, had a representative speak to the press regarding the case:
“This case wasn’t about a soldier having to choose between her duty to the nation and her family … There is evidence both from Pvt. Hutchinson and her fellow soldiers to indicate she had no intentions of deploying.”
Naturally, however, Hutchinson denies the avoidance of deployment for any other reason than that of taking care of her son.
This would have been Hutchinson’s first deployment since her initial sign-on date in 2007.
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Me and the boyfriend will be attending Vagina Monologues. My 21st birthday is the 20th so we are saving all our money in honor of me getting smashed.
Wrong thread methinks!
I have NO sympathy for this woman at ALL.
She joined the Army, she knew that she would be deployed eventually – it’s a fact of life, people.
1. When she got pregnant she had to be counseled and presented with her options – including an honorable discharge.
2. As soon as she knew that her family care plan had fallen apart, she should have informed her superiors – not the morning of her flight.
3. This has become disgustingly commonplace – a soldier gets pregnant to get out of deploying. Oh yes, it does happen and it is no secret.
What then happens is someone else is rotated in to cover the other person’s deployment. It doesn’t matter if the person reneging on their duty is a dishwasher or a General – someone has to step up and do their job.
What makes her any more special than the soldier who had to take her place?
Not a damn thing.
Can you get an honorable discharge because of pregnancy? Huh….I didn’t know that. I’m not sure why on Earth she wouldn’t have taken that option.
I agree 100 percent,and she better not be getting an honorable discharge either,I don’t know if even she should be given a general. If I was the CO,I’d recommend a dishonorable.
If she’s losing her veteran benefits, it’s not honorable. Thank goodness!
AGREED. She had ample time to arrange care or notify her superiors. DOes she think that other single mothers or fathers enjoy leaving their children? No.
I can understand that people get pregnant on accident. I can understand not being ok with leaving your child without a parent for several months or putting them in foster care. Foster care is scary shit.
That’s why she should’ve taken the honorable discharge when she got pregnant. I didn’t even know that was an option when I first heard about her story.
right on blurry!
the UCMJ is clear and taught to all
I agree, you should not sign up for something (anything, really) if you are not prepared to follow through with the requirements. And being prepared to deploy is a requirement of the military. What if this were a single man with an infant (because the mother of the child had died or was unfit or whatever) would he be possibly getting sympathy?
It’s interesting that someone would think this was a reason to be able to get out of deploying but stay in the military or get discharged with benefits. I doubt this was the case historically.
well she could have always gotten an office job, but I do see your point. However, a mate of mine is in the military here and hasn’t been send to deployment so far because he is afraid of flying. But then again, our military is not as involved as yours.
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i think she should be kicked out on the streets for all i give a fuck shes a piece of shit
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