For those that are interested in joining and have dependants with medical problems or issues, here is some information pulled from the website for the U.S. Army Human Resources Command:
https://www.hrc.army.milThe HRC website is a good source of official information relating to Soldier issues such as promotions and assignments plus many other things.
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The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is based on Public Law 94-142 which entitles handicapped children to free education and all medically related services in pursuit of education. The EFMP includes all family members with special medical and educational needs.
Soldiers enroll through their local Army medical treatment facility. The military sponsor and the attending medical or educational specialist complete enrollment forms. The completed forms are forwarded to the regional EFMP team for review and input into the EFMP data base. Exceptional Family Member enrollment needs to be updated at least every three years or whenever conditions warrant updating.
When a soldier who is enrolled in the EFMP is nominated for assignment, HRC will coordinate with the gaining command to determine if services are available. When services are not available, HRC considers alternative assignment locations based on existing assignment priorities or sends the soldier in an unaccompanied status.
The EFMP policies are as follows:
o Exceptional Family Member Program information is not maintained in local or DA level files that are viewed by selection boards or assignment managers.
o All soldiers with assignment instructions for outside the continental U.S. who elect to request dependent travel must have family members medically and educationally screened and, if required, enrolled in the EFMP. This process should be initiated within 30 days of receipt of assignment instructions.
o Deletion from assignment instructions is not granted solely because of a soldier's enrollment in the EFMP. The EFMP program is designed to be an assignment consideration, if pre-enrolled, and not an assignment limitation. Soldiers could be reassigned to an "all others tour" to meet Army requirements.
o Deferment for soldiers with family members enrolled in the EFMP is granted when family travel decisions from the gaining command are not finalized.
o The governing regulation is AR 608-75, Exceptional Family Member Program.
The point of contact is Special Actions Branch on COML: (703) 325-4753 or DSN: 221-4753.
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https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/active/enlist/GUIDE/efmp.htm
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