Does anyone have a clue on how to go about filling out a packet for a compassion reassignment? My husband is currently in Ft. Jackson for reclass training. So, I have no idea whether I'm allowed to call his command or shall I just start with the chaplain?

We are trying to get reassigned Because my mother is suffering from cancer and is the primary care taker of my disabled grandfather. I have no problem moving to where my mother lives to help her out while she is going thru treatment but all three of my children have chronic illness so they NEED to be under the care of a doctor. So moving to a different region with out the care of the kids specialty Dr's is something I can't do. But my mother has no one else to care for her at the moment. For instincts she drove herself to surgery this morning to have a tumor removed (this completely broke my heart) luckily my father, her ex husband was able to pick her up.

If anyone has any info on this matter please let me know. I would love to get the process going asap :)
Thanks in advance 

he will have to go through branch and his command and so on. Dont call anyone since your not the soldier.

And its your mother they most likely will say no... =(

I only new one guy a soldier who served quite a few years. Get a compassionate reassignment...

His daughter was suffering a lot of brain issues, head trauma and so on and on and on.. This girl was in and out of the hospital non stop. His wife stayed back to take care of her while he was shipped to Lewis , he kept putting it in,... because it was getting down to the point his daughter was not going to live.

They kept saying no.....

finally he went AWOL locked himself in his apartment and begun dranking his life away.. Thankfully my husband still had keys to his apartment from when he was roomates with him, and had to show up with MPS to get him out of there.

Needless to say after therapy, and everything else he went through they allowed him to go, and permantly stay there with his family.

Sad but its rare... And has to be immediate family. 

Your husband has to be the one to initiate a request for compassionate reassignment, but you can help him fill out the paperwork. He has to submit a DA Form 3739 (Application for Assignment/Deletion/Deferment for Extreme Family Problems) to his chain of command to get it started. There will be a lot of other paperwork/documentation required after that but exactly what they need varies from case to case. They consider issues with the soldier's in-laws but you have to be able to prove there are no other family members who are able to assist with the situation.

My friend's husband recently requested compassionate reassignment because her father has a heart condition and needed multiple open heart surgeries in one year. He had no one else to care for him so they requested to be stationed closer. They had to get all kinds of documentation from her Dad's doctors and in the end it wound up getting denied just because she has siblings. You have one chance to appeal it...they did and it got denied again. There are a lot of rules to follow. If you Google it you can read the regulation. Basically you have to prove there are absolutely no other options.

I'm really sorry your family is going through this and hope everything works out. 

Doesn't seem to promising :( From what I read online Parent in laws could be reason for consideration. I really have no problem leaving everything behind bc this is temporary, it was one of my doctors who suggested that I request it. uggghhhh I mostly need it for my kids, they have serve medical issues. So, should my husband request it where he is in ft jackson or here at ft lewis? 

My husband is the only boy and his ONLY sister just graduated from high school, his mom works full time (7am-7pm) and his dad had a stroke. On all kinds of meds & sometimes we think he is losing his mind. He was going to ask for a compassionate assignment, BUT was told dont even do it cause it will be denied because his sister can take care of his dad while he is stationed here. But his sister is in college. So he didnt put in for it.

I dont know how it will be in your case, but your husband can at least try. he may get denied but its worth a try. I believe he needs to request it from wherever he is stationed.

GOOD LUCK!!! 

Even if you just go back there short term you should be able to still be able to have medical care for your children. I guess I don't know it for a fact but I'm pretty sure all you have to do it call Tricare and let them know where you will be and they can send all the records there. I know thats what they did when my husband was on his last deployment and I was not moved up here yet. But I was close to an Airforce base and thats where I had my doctor appts. But I'm pretty sure they can approve you to go to a specific civilian doctor if there is not military instalations around. Something to look into at least ;) 

Thanks Ladies,
My primary doctor instructed me on how to get the ball rolling. He stated that with all the letters and proof we have of medical hardship we should be just fine. So, I'm feeling a bit more confident. He also stated that our family situation is exactly the kind of situation fit for compassion reassignment. I pray he's right :) anyways that first step is for the sponsor is to speak with the chaplain bc ultimately he has the last say.

I know that we can have our regions switched bc I've done it before. However, our children have very serious issues they can't just see any ordinary doctor 

Sorry to hear about your mom. Do you need a reassignment to change doctors for your children? I am just a bit confused on how having a reassignment for your husband would change the fact of your children's doctor there. 

we are applying for one and was told by EFMP that it doesnt matter if his whole chain of comand denies it as long as they send it on up.branch has the final say.she told me dont get discouraged. 

No, but my kids are hospitalized often so the doctors here think this would be in the best interest for our family. I have to say that we have been very blessed with great medical staff here at JBLM. I'm kinda afraid to leave :( 

we are applying for one and was told by EFMP that it doesnt matter if his whole chain of comand denies it as long as they send it on up.branch has the final say.she told me dont get discouraged.

Oh! I hope things work out for you too.
They told me it can take 3-6 months did they tell you the same? 

hopefully you will be able to get some good doctors there too, good luck 

from the time the soilder contacts his SO the chain of comand has 10 buisness days to get the papers up to branch. stay on top of them,but you can not walk them through.we where told up to 6 weeks to get an answer but with in 2-3 months they should be able to move us.we are trying to get to Oklahoma. we had to put my son in a treatment facility there(his father lives there) but has not been participateing in family counseling.his theropist has recomended we be there.so we will see. good luck to you as well. 

I hope that whatever you need to happen, happens. Never hurts to put in for it an ask, and if denied, then you can learn to work around that. Good luck to you! 

If u go to another region u can switch the kids medical to that region that way there is not problem with the kids not having a Dr. 

If you are trying to go there temporarily and wouldn't mind going without your husband AER (Army Emergency Relief) would probably pay for your expenses (flight, hotel, rental car, etc) in this situation. I would look into it if I were you. 

The soldier is the only one that can begin the process. You will need to fill out a DA 3739 and a 4187 and process it through your husbands unit. HRC is the approving authority, although an officer having general court martial authority can deny the request if it is found to obviously not meet the requirements.

Is there an installation close to where your mother/grandfather live? What if the nearest installation is still several hours away? Are you going to drive for 8 hours just to take your mother to an appointment?

What chronic illness do your kids have? What if there isn't adequate care for your children at whatever assignment you get relocated to?

Is there anybody else in the area that can take care of your mother/grandfather? Here is an excerpt from the regulation that covers compassionate reassignments.

Compassionate consideration will be given only for Family members. A Family member includes spouse, child,
parent, minor brother or sister, person in loco parentis, or the only living blood relative of the Soldier. Other persons,
including parents-in-law, may also be considered provided they are documented as authorized Family members (see
AR 600–8–14). If the problem is based on conditions of the parents-in-law, there must be no other Family members of
the spouse’s Family to help solve the problem.


AR 614-200 would be a good place to start. Also, call your local EFMP office, they deal a lot with compassionate reassignments. Be advised, that it is a lengthy process. I turned my compassionate reassignment packet in on 26 August, and it just now reached HRC (who will probably have it for another 2 weeks). Although, my unit seems pretty damn incompitent. 

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