Posted: 9/9/2012 10:56:48 AM EDT
| How do the different branches inform the families of service men / women who are KIA about the loss? Are each different? How quickly does the family get the news? |
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How do the different branches inform the families of service men / women who are KIA about the loss? Are each different? How quickly does the family get the news? Usually the FRG group for the Army takes care of notifying about that kinda stuff. Dead wrong, unless the unit is that fucked up. 
Usually, the Casualty Assistance Center receives the official notification. They, in turn, call the Casualty Assistance Officer and brief him. He then goes with the rest of the notification team to inform the spouse/family. The CAO is also detailed out to that spouse/family to assist them with arranging the burial/service and advising them on how to file for benefits and whatnot. |
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A Casualty Assistance Officer will go to the house of the next of kin, and will inform them. It takes place ASAP, typically within 24 hours but they do not wake people up in the middle of the night.
That being said, people have been informed by text message, Facebook, or e-mail before the official announcement. The deployed unit is usually cut off from any forms of communication so that doesn't happen. The rest of the family just hears about it through the grapevine. |
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How do the different branches inform the families of service men / women who are KIA about the loss? Are each different? How quickly does the family get the news? Usually the FRG group for the Army takes care of notifying about that kinda stuff. Dead wrong, unless the unit is that fucked up.
Usually, the Casualty Assistance Center receives the official notification. They, in turn, call the Casualty Assistance Officer and brief him. He then goes with the rest of the notification team to inform the spouse/family. The CAO is also detailed out to that spouse/family to assist them with arranging the burial/service and advising them on how to file for benefits and whatnot. My bad, I was thinking wounded and KIA. But I've heard of some units at Ft Lewis just going through FRG. I've not had to deal with it, and hopefully won't have to. |
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How do the different branches inform the families of service men / women who are KIA about the loss? Are each different? How quickly does the family get the news? Usually the FRG group for the Army takes care of notifying about that kinda stuff. Dead wrong, unless the unit is that fucked up.
Usually, the Casualty Assistance Center receives the official notification. They, in turn, call the Casualty Assistance Officer and brief him. He then goes with the rest of the notification team to inform the spouse/family. The CAO is also detailed out to that spouse/family to assist them with arranging the burial/service and advising them on how to file for benefits and whatnot. My bad, I was thinking wounded and KIA. But I've heard of some units at Ft Lewis just going through FRG. I've not had to deal with it, and hopefully won't have to. You are still dead wrong. Absolutely nothing officially goes through the FRG. Yes, there are some dumbass facebook comments or stupid dependents spilling the beans from some rumor they heard, but there is a no shit rehearsed and certified official process for notification. Kitulu is correct. |
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Trust me, it is scripted, and rehearsed, and it sucks to do it. Worst duty a Soldier can ever do. And I'm officially requsting that this thread be locked. The question has been asked an answered and there's no need for the tinfoil hat crowd or COD teir 1 operators to chime in. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Trust me, it is scripted, and rehearsed, and it sucks to do it. Worst duty a Soldier can ever do. And I'm officially requsting that this thread be locked. The question has been asked an answered and there's no need for the tinfoil hat crowd or COD teir 1 operators to chime in.  |
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There is no worse feeling than to step onto someone's front porch at 0130, and have them peek out the window and see you standing there in your Alphas.
The look in their eyes is like none other. You get good and drunk after that. Good point on the lock recommendation. This thread sucks. |
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How do the different branches inform the families of service men / women who are KIA about the loss? Are each different? How quickly does the family get the news? Usually the FRG group for the Army takes care of notifying about that kinda stuff. No it doesn't |
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How do the different branches inform the families of service men / women who are KIA about the loss? Are each different? How quickly does the family get the news? Usually the FRG group for the Army takes care of notifying about that kinda stuff. Ummm... no? I think you were watching We Were Soldiers too much. |
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OK, here's the full answer.
https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/CMAOC%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions In the event of a Soldier injury or illness, only primary next of kin will be notified and may be notified telephonically. All notified families will have ready access to information, as it becomes available. In all death and missing cases, the Primary and Secondary Next of Kin (PNOK) (SNOK) and any other person listed on the DD Form 93 (Record of Emergency Data), will be notified. The notification will be made as a matter of highest priority, taking precedence over all other responsibilities the notifier has. Whenever possible, the notifier's grade is equal to or higher than the grade of the casualty. When the PNOK is also a Soldier, the notifier's grade will be equal to or higher than the grade of the PNOK. Personal notification will generally be made between 0600 and 2200 hours local time. The PNOK is always notified first. If the PNOK cannot be located, the Army Casualty & Memorial Affairs Operations Center (CMAOC) will determine when to notify the SNOK.
The Chaplain does not perform the actual notification duty. The Chaplain is there to provide support to the NOK over an extended period of time and cannot do that properly if they are also the person doing the notification. The NCO or Officer doing the notification is called the CNO and is usually from another unit and will only be involved until the CAO (Casualty Assistence Officer) is briefed and takes over. The CAO is usually from the same unit to aid in clearing paperwork and redtape for the NOK. |
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Quoted: There is no worse feeling than to step onto someone's front porch at 0130, and have them peek out the window and see you standing there in your Alphas. The look in their eyes is like none other. You get good and drunk after that. Good point on the lock recommendation. This thread sucks. |