Are you aware that a new Air Force rules give new moms longer break from deployments?

If the Air Force has the manning to make this a reality, fantastic. However, I wonder why the policy does not extend to fathers as well?

I was aware and am actually surprised that the AF approved a whole year with no deployments. I deployed with two of my kids under 1 years of age, my last one I was trying to dry up from breastfeeding when I qualified on the M-16/9M.
If we look at the Better Health part of Air Force Medical Service Mission Goals, then 1 year off from deployment meets some of that goal. It allows women a full year to breastfeed their child (if they so choose), which is highly recommended by most Pediatric doctors.
I personally can't think of any other benefit, other than isn't that nice the Air Force is trying to target mother's for retain ability, which is odd as our end strength continues to decline.

Wow, a whole year after giving birth?! This seems like a "nice" thing to do, and I imagine it is intended to recruit and retain more women in the service. It's great for new moms, and if I was a new mom, I would certainly enjoying not having to worry about deploying the first year of my baby's life... the problem is I would want the same thing as a new dad, and only giving this benefit to female service members seems extremely unfair.