Would it be wrong for MARSOC to put a restriction on a female saying she cannot get pregnant for X amount of time while in MARSOC?

Now this is a tricky question. All Soldiers join the military knowing the possibility of deployment and being stationed overseas. Female Soldiers join knowing there are times they must (should) take or use some form of contraceptive. At the same time there will always be the Soldiers who change there mind at the last minute. I am not digging on female Soldiers there are male Soldiers that do this as well (in a different way obviously.) I know that some times accidents happen and some times unwanted pregnancy's happen with contraceptives. However the pullout method is not an accident. I do know female Soldiers who have purposely gotten pregnant so they did not deploy, I can see one accident however the 2nd time she should be discharged. Same with a male Soldier I know one who was caught bragging that he had a friend brake his arm with a baseball bat so he did not have to deploy. Which reminds me of another question "Should a Soldier who claims Conscientious objector be discharged instead of kept overseas/in the military wasting tax payers dollars."

No, I do not believe it is wrong because when they get pregnant, they are put in a Limited Duty status. It's hard to plan an operation if you don't have qualified personnel to carry out the mission.

Good discussion. I remember when a pregnancy was called instant discharge.

The fact that this is even a question is the problem.

The Marine Corps already completed a study which showed conclusively that women in infantry roles is detrimental to the unit. That isn't debatable. The SECNAV ignored the study. As for getting pregnant, I've seen that used too many times as a way to get out of a deployment. It wouldn't hurt to put restrictions in place but that won't happen because it's not "fair"

First, they have to meet the training stardards to get into the unit. She they become pregnant, then they would be released and reassigned to another unit, non- SPEC OPS.

Hopefully when DOD and Congress and whoever decided it was time to incorporate women into combat arms and special warfare units, this was a factor they considered (using common sense of course, so it's doubtful).

As I've said in other posts, any female who does meet the training standards should be afforded the opportunity to serve in Special Ops. One thing we all know, the mental and physical challenges are going to to be so much greater on females.

The Army is allowing Females to go thru Ranger School, however, if they pass, they will not be assigned to the Ranger Regiment. That assignment possibility will be looked at sometime in 2016. My feeling is, they will continue to attend Ranger School, but will not be assigned to the Regiment. I do feel there are places in Special Ops for females, however the Ranger Regiment is NOT one of them.

Well, if there are any women in MARSOC, it's because they lowered the physical standards, or ignored them (like Ranger School did). In which case, who cares? The inmates are already running the asylum, and the military has become a massive welfare and vocational training program instead of a war-fighting organization.

The whole key to RAPID deployment is that team members are trained and ready to jump to the call. I don't mean to be sexist, but if your pregnant and can't afford to do the job you qualified to do then you shouldn't hold a spot of a field operator. The Marines should never consider lowering or making exceptions to the rules that have brought us the best warriors ever. Do it right or stand aside.

To me this is common sense.. There SHOULD be a mandate.. A woman wants to be MARSOC or any other specop and they need to have known limitations including restrictions on getting pregnant.

Personally, I think it would be wrong--and open up a huge issue within Congress. The issue you state is not unique to MarSoc--it's common to any unit that deploys, and especially small teams (EOD, HUMINT, Civil Affairs, etc.). Any policy should address a team members ability to deploy and function as a member of a team (whether they break a leg, have a child with special needs that cannot be left alone, or become pregnant). If they cannot perform the duties--but are still qualified--they should be reassigned/replaced until they are able to carry on their duties.