MARRIED AFTER MAY
(To the Editor.)
"Does the Government think it right to put a man married after May 1, 1940, on the same footing as a single man?" writes "Expectant Father." "I am willing to go when my turn comes' (as a married man). I am in the first division of the Reserve. My wife is expecting her first child soon, and I am expected to provide her with the comforts she needs on military pay. It is about time an amendment was made to this Act. A man who is married and in this division, and. whose wife is expecting a child, should be put in the married men's division. This will at lease give him a chance to give his wife and her first child a good start in life. The feelings of a young wife should also be considered. My wife, for one, is showing the strain of worry over this subject."
The following explanation of the position' of men married after May 1, 1940, was given in response to an inquiry :—A man who marries after May 1 remains a member of the First Division until such time as a child is born of the marriage. If the child is born before the reservist is called up he is transferred to the Second Division and will not be required for service until, married men with one child are called upon. If he is called up before the date of the birth of the child, the birth of the child does not affect his position, except that he or his wife may appeal on the ground of hardship. This is purely a matter for determination by the Appeal Board. Also, if the man enters camp and the child is likely to be born before the father leaves New Zealand, he may apply for leave of absence from service to'enable him to be at home when the child is born and for a short time thereafter. In such a case he is required to make his application to his commanding officer. It was also stated that once the child is born the usual allotment for the child is made, and thus the husband would be in exactly the same financial position as married men 'with one child when they were called up for military service.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 92, 19 April 1941, Page 8
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388MARRIED AFTER MAY Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 92, 19 April 1941, Page 8
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