Should single parents deploy on Operational Tours?

[O82]

Should single parent's, male or female, deploy on Operational Tours?

[Lonnie]

No.

[bednobs]

yes

[O82]

thanks for your answers but can you explain your reasons im interested in peoples views and why they have them
many thanks

[cazzz1975]

no

[bednobs]

people who are getting paid by the army cannot pick and chose what they do - otherwise where would we be? Sorry, i cant go and fight, ive got a bad back, sorry i cant go and fight, my dog is unwell, sorry i cant go and fight, i have to look after the parents soryy i cant go and fght but i dont want to. if people dont want to be deployed on operational tours then they should leave the forces
there would be no end of reasons, children being only one among them

[China Doll]

I agree with bednobs.

[Reverandfunk]

I agree, don't sign up if your going to cry about getting deployed.

[Maypole]

But they might have signed up before they became a single parent - you might be a career forces person but have unfortunately been widowed or divorced for example.

In an ideal world you might look for a less dangerous job, but the immediate need to continue supporting your children may take priority over the possibility of being deployed on an operational tour. Forces might be all you know.

However, I think that is the choice of the parent and having made the decision to stay in the forces then unfortunately you may well need to be deployed, and in my opinion you should fulfill your commitment to the job you have taken. It would be grossly unfair and insulting to the rest of the outfit to suggest that you were in some way less dispensible that them....

[Lonnie]

Reasons, I'm assuming we'er talking about children of schoolage and younger, and contrary to my 'no', there would always be some circumstances for a single parent to fight, but not by going abroad, their children come first, and should be of paramount importance.

I think we have to split the single parents up in seperate groups, male and female.

I apologise if this is going to upset anyone, but its what I believe, depending on circumstances which would have to be defined, it would be okay for the father to go and fight, likewise, in some circumstances he should not.

I believe that only in an extreme emergency should the mother fight, and then, only to protect her children.
She's given birth to to life, and really shouldn't take it.

As to becoming a single parent after enlisting, thats another topic.

[derekpara]

If you sign on - you do the job. Simple as that.