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An assignment to duty in a hostile-fire or imminent-danger area must be shared equitably by all similarly qualified members with the following exceptions:
- A member who is in the same family of a member who is killed or dies while serving in a designated hostile-fire or imminent-danger area must, upon request, be exempt from serving in a hostile-fire or imminent-danger area.
- A member who is in the same family of a member who is determined by the Veterans Administration or a Service to be 100-percent physically or mentally disabled as a result of having served in a designated hostile-fire or imminent-danger area must, upon request, be exempt from serving in a hostile-fire or imminent-danger area.
- A member currently serving in a designated hostile-fire or imminent-danger area who is in the same family of a member who is in a Captured or Missing status as a result of having served in a designated hostile-fire or imminent-danger area must, upon request, be exempt from serving in a hostile-fire or imminent-danger area.
- A member currently serving in a designated hostile-fire or imminent-danger area who is in the same family of a member who is killed or dies while serving in a designated hostile-fire or imminent-danger area must, upon request, be reassigned from a hostile-fire or imminent-danger area.
- A member who qualifies as a sole surviving son or daughter and requests non-combat duty must be exempt from serving in a hostile-fire or imminent-danger area.
- A member who qualifies as a sole surviving son or daughter and does not waive a request submitted by a parent or spouse for the member to be assigned to non-combat duty must be exempt from serving in a hostile-fire or imminent-danger area. |