Troop refuses to ship out

[Yeagermeister]

The chick doesn't belong in the military.

She "chick"-ened-out. She didn't want to go.

Many chicks are either trying to get pregnant to get out of going or trying to get pregnant while in theatre to get a ticket back.

Take advantage of the rules.

That was going on when I was in the Army in the late 80's before the first Gulf War.

 

[xWraithx]

I have known more than one woman that has gotten pregnant while on the pill. Even when taken correctly, it's not 100% effective.

Don't bother telling me about multiple birth control methods simultaneously. That happens probably less than 1% of the time.

The only fail safe birth control is abstinence. Get real. This isn't the Jonas Brothers.

So yes, its possible and somewhat probable, that it was accidental.

I agree with you there

 

[Yeagermeister]

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She said failure not EPIC FAILURE

 

[Doomsday101]

There's a lot of missing info in the original article.

Forget the fact that she got pregnant while in the military. This is not about equal rights for women. This is simply about a single parent trying to do the right thing for her child.

If a young man's girlfriend got pregnant while he was in the military and was forced into a similar decision because something happened to the young mother and he received bad info. It happens, like in the case of our very own OL Robert Brewster.

Do people really think military personnel should be deployed if they don't have adequate child care? Because that's what this is about.

Ultimately, this young lady received bad info and made a bad decision as a result.

I'm not trying to berate her and I can sympathies with but the US military should not base personal decisions based on do you have child care. I'm sorry evidently this is a problem that is not going to change anytime soon for her and will prevent her living up to the obligation to the military so I would still say she should be discharged from the military.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I'm not trying to berate her and I can sympathies with but the US military should not base personal decisions based on do you have child care. I'm sorry evidently this is a problem that is not going to change anytime soon for her and will prevent her living up to the obligation to the military so I would still say she should be discharged from the military.

I wasn't suggesting whether you should sympathize or not. My very first post said she and her mother should've handled things differently before it got this far.

It's pretty obvious she got bad info either from a commander or someone in her family, because the article clearly said they wouldn't have forced her to deploy if she didn't have adequate child care.

What was also said was that she still should have showed up and explained her situation. From what I read, they have programs in place to help single parents in just this situation. This is not an automatic discharge type of situation, but it will get resolved...like Zrin said with the best interest of the child in mind.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Having a child while in the military should be outlawed?

no kidding

take it up with your superiors

the military has a thing called MWR

they'll take care of it

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Not at all but when you are called up to do your duty then you do it. I'm sure many men and women could come up with reason why they should not have to go but the military does not work that way. If you can't meet your obligation to the service then you need to be discharged from the service.

no kidding, if she thinks she's the only single parent in the military

then the ****

 

[Bob Sacamano]

damn, people can't keep me out of their thoughts and my name out their mouth

*******

 

[CF74]

unless you (for some ungodly reason) actually WANT kids.

UnGodly and wanting kids in the same sentence...:laugh2:

I guess u never read Genesis...

 

[xWraithx]

UnGodly and wanting kids in the same sentence...:laugh2:

I guess u never read Genesis...

:laugh2:

should've put it differently huh

 

[BigStar]

Single mothers shouldn't be in the military if they even have the slightest chance of going to war, way too irresponsible.

 

[CF74]

Single mothers shouldn't be in the military if they even have the slightest chance of going to war, way too irresponsible.

Yeah the should just get welfare and drain our country even more...

 

[tecolote]

I miss the PZ

 

[DIAF]

I miss the PZ

You really shouldn't. It's "replacement" was about 50x more uncivil and childish and it ended up going down the tubes too. Although it was a good opportunity for many that post here to show their true colors. Personally I'm glad the old board is gone. I think ES has a political board. If you want, you can go argue that stuff with skins fans.

 

[TheCount]

Single mothers shouldn't be in the military if they even have the slightest chance of going to war, way too irresponsible.

They should just put the kid through basic and ship him out as well. :laugh2:

 

[Passepartout]

She should be allowed to take care of her son and delay her deployment since she just had him.