Posted on May 2, 2016
What are your thoughts on females getting pregnant while in the military?
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To me it seems like regardless if a female is on Shore or Sea duty people say crap about her if she becomes pregnant. Yes it ends up being worse if she is on Sea duty because there are some people who get pregnant just so they don't have to go out to sea, but that's not always what happened and I still hear people talk about pregnant women who are on Shore duty.
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My thoughts on females getting pregnant while in the military are: well female Service Members are the ones that will have to get pregnant, since the male Service Members just won't do it.
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PO2 Matthew Ward - Just for your information, I was on the Depo shot when I got pregnant. I did not want and did not intend to get pregnant, but no birth control is 100%. Being moved to other duty due to pregnancy is not equivalent to negligently missing movement. And anyone, male or female, who thinks carrying a child and then having to raise that child for 18 years is easier than deploying probably shouldn't have any children.
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SGT Stacey Nelson
If males could get pregnant, many would use it to get out our get out of doing other military expectations. They talk about females "abusing" it knowing if they could, they would.
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Col Dona Marie Iversen
PO2 Matthew Ward - Depo REALLY? So ANY women in ANY branch that is an aviator, on mobility status, sea duty should NOT conceive? You need to get your hormone levels check STAT 'cause they are out of whack!
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I can only speak to it from an Army viewpoint. The only time I have an issue with it is when women get pregnant while deployed, because that behavior is expressly prohibited while deployed. Otherwise it's part of being a woman and something we have to accept with women being in the military.
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SFC David Pratt
GySgt Carl Rumbolo - i hold both responsible. Usually adultry is involved and often one party is a CSM. .Not kidding.
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SFC David Pratt
You would think after SMA McKinney got his nuts crushed there would have been a clear understanding that using your rank or position to influence others to have sex was unacceptable.
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SFC David Pratt
Or, both parties can use discipline and not engage in activity that is prohibited. We don't pick and choose what orders we are going to follow and what orders we will dismiss. If a woman gets pregnant on deployment her and the other guilty party need to be crushed.
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SPC Mark Brown
I think it should be prohibited. Women have means available to prevent pregnancy. The male service member must also share in the responsibility of preventing pregnancy.
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