Sample Cases
Category: Release
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A member of the Regular Force contacted the Office after her attempts at obtaining a speedy release from the Forces were unsuccessful. Her husband was being deployed to Bosnia and she thought it would be best if she stayed at home with their one-year-old daughter while he was away. She submitted a request to be released within 30 days, and did not hear anything for seven weeks. When she spoke with the career manager, she found out that a release had in fact been recommended, so the reason for the delay was unclear.
At the point when she contacted the Office, she was worried that she would not be released in time for her husband’s departure. When the investigator assigned to the case contacted the career manager’s supervisor, it was determined that the 30-day release had indeed been approved.
Apparently, the problem was that the Director Military Careers and Resource Management had not yet granted the release, and this approval was necessary before she would be allowed to leave. The investigator reminded the career manager of the urgency of the situation, since the member’s husband was to be deployed shortly. She was released soon thereafter, just days before her husband was set to depart.
