Sole Survivor Policy
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The Sole Survivor Policy is a U.S. military regulation that allows the discharge or reassignment of service members when their immediate family has already suffered multiple combat deaths or captures, intended to prevent further loss to a single family.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military regulation
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military policy ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
family integrity
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surviving dependents of military families ⓘ |
| appliesDuring | both wartime and peacetime ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. Air Force
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U.S. Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesWhen |
a family has a member captured or taken prisoner of war
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a family has a member missing in action ⓘ a family has already suffered multiple combat deaths ⓘ a service member is the sole surviving child of a family ⓘ a service member is the sole surviving son or daughter ⓘ |
| canBeWaivedBy |
competent military authority
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service member ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decisionMadeBy |
military chain of command
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service secretary or designated authority ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
cases of desertion by family members
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family members who died by non-service-related causes ⓘ |
| ethicalBasis |
humanitarian considerations
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public policy concern over concentration of family loss in war ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to prevent all remaining family members from being killed or captured in military service
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to protect the sole surviving child or remaining family member of a family that has suffered military casualties ⓘ |
| historicalContext | influenced by public reaction to multiple siblings killed in war ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Selective Service only son exemption
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peacetime sole surviving son policy ⓘ |
| isNot | an automatic discharge requirement ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. military personnel policies ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
compassionate reassignment policies
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family survivorship protections in U.S. military law ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Department of Defense directives
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service-specific regulations ⓘ |
| mayBeRequestedBy |
service member
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service member's family ⓘ |
| mayResultIn |
discharge from military service
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exemption from combat deployment ⓘ reassignment to noncombat duty ⓘ |
| notableInfluence | Sullivan brothers case in World War II ⓘ |
| requires |
review of service records and family history
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verification of family casualty status ⓘ |
| scope |
National Guard personnel on federal active duty
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Reserve component personnel on active duty ⓘ active duty personnel ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century origin ⓘ |
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