I am wondering about compassionate reassignments. My wife is currently pregnant with our second child. Our other child is less than two years old. She will have to have a repeat c section with this birth. We know that we will not be able to have any family come to help us. Due to some of my own medical issues, I am unable to take care of my wife, as well as my two children. We would like to be reassigned to a post closer to family. Is this possible?

Compassionate actions are covered in AR 614-200, Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management, Chapter 5, Section III, paragraph 5-14:

d. Normally, the following conditions alone are not a basis for a compassionate request:
(1) Soldier’s desire is to be in a new area.
(2) Divorce or separation that is the result of family separation due to military requirements.
(3) Legal actions and court appearances for matters relating to divorce and/or child custody issues.
(4) Recent awarding of custody of dependent child or children to the Soldier under the terms of a divorce or legal separation by temporary or permanent court order.
(5) Sole parenthood.
(6) Pregnancies involving threatened miscarriage, breech birth, cesarean section, or RH incompatibility of spouse.
(7) The problem expected to be resolved by family members joining the Soldier at their duty station.
(8) Minor allergies suffered by the members of the family due to climatic conditions.
(9) Problems relating to home ownership or housing shortages.
(10) Financial problems alone or as the result of mismanagement of financial affairs by the Soldier or the Soldier’s family or problems related to an off–duty job, spouse’s job, or private business activities.
(11) Chronic problems relating to parents or parents–in–law.

I am by no means an approval/disapproval authority, but I doubt your request will be approved. Fill out the DA Form 3739 and see what happens.

A c-section, or a repeat c-section, is not as bad as most make it out to be. I don't know what your medical conditions are but there isn't much that she would need. Truly her only limitations are picking up anything heavier than your newborn for 4 weeks and driving for a week. When we had our son my husband was deployed and our daughter was just under 2 years old. I was alone and did just fine. Post partum women aren't as fragile as they feel, and don't need the coddling most think we do, it's nice and it helps, but it's not a need and the army usually doesn't care unless it's a mandated medical necessity.

You can always ask the FRG for help, that is what they are there for.

Sorry! Good Luck though!