Fiance is in Korea, he's in the Army, can I fly hopper with our baby?

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My fiance is in the Army and is stationed in Korea for a year. We have a 9 week old baby together. Since she has a military ID we are trying to find out if I would be able to fly on a hopper with her since obviously she can't fly alone. Anyone know anything on this or where I can find out this information?
 
No. You can't fly Space-A unless you are married.

Another thing, only the insane would attempt to fly Space-A with a young child. Have you considered that you could get bumped off the plane or it could break down? What are you going to do in Guam, Okinawa, Japan or Hawaii with a young child while waiting days for the next flight?
 
No only AD, Retirees, Reservists and their dependents are allowed to fly Space A. Even though your child has one, you do not have a military ID card and listed in DEERS therefore you are not a dependent. You will have to fly commercial airlines to Korea. Until you get married then you can attempt to fly Space A. With the Korea tour you are only allowed to fly 1 time to that location.

Plus with Space A you can be bumped at anytime. You can't fly in a CONUS location, you can only go from CONUS to OCONUS so you would have to pay commercial fare to get somewhere anyway. Flying Space A means any type of plane so it can be difficult with a newborn.

The child will also need a passport have you gotten that yet, the father's signature needs to be on the application form or a Power of Attorney to sign in his name.
 
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