Re: General bans pregnancy
Not disagreeing someone who gets pregnant on purpose while deployed or when facing deployment, should not go/stay in war zone. If they're gaming the system, that must be dealt with appropriately. Yeah, they became .gov property when they signed up. Yes it does create difficulty when there's a war on and no quick replacements, not to mention the investment in training that person and getting them over there. Trouble is, how does one determine if they damaged .gov property deliberately unless they fess up?
It still takes 2, b/c does fail sometimes even when used properly (I knew a young non-military married couple years ago who were stunned and disbelieving when it happened to them), and women are not always willing participants in the situation. Dishonorable discharge is only one option. General discharge is another when intent is in doubt. The other participant is equally responsible for "results and damage".
This "blame the "female only" dishonorable discharge attitude assumes intent was to cop out, is sounding like old old days when only the female involved paid the price-got fired or moved to another department at lower pay, less responsibility after the boss's wife found out. Get her out of the war zone one way or another, yes.
If military women get too scared of what might happen if anything goes wrong with bc or with new acquaintences, then fewer children will be born to military members and families-make it easier on family budgets certainly.
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