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Originally Posted by Rainbow Six
Am I following this correctly? The US Army puts women in jail for getting pregnant?
That surely can't be right?? Or have I misunderstood?
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No actually it didn't. They got pregnant while on duty. Of course, that is forbidden by the rule, for obvious reasons.
From what I understood they were thrown out and that's it (kind of in formal way). The commanding general, for a time, talk about court martialing them and putting them in jail. I agree that putting them in jail might be a little too much.
However, not pursuing them at all is as stupid. I'm more than supportive of women in armies but an army is in no way a democracy. I find perfectly understandable for women in the field to be forbidden of getting pregnant. Therefore, if they don't follow the rule they should be prosecuted as any soldiers. In that case along with the men as women hardly get pregnant by themselves. Then, I agree with rainbow, putting them in jail would certainly not be the best of choice. Nevertheless, I would find normal for the men to get some times in jail. Women in armies don't have to get a favored treatment.
However, another solution would be to allow them pregnancy at will. Still, that could quickly become a funny issue in a nuclear submarine, undersea for 6 month in a time like that of T2K.
One last think, I understand Rainbow but, in that case, these troopers are simply not doing their jobs. And I'm including the male with the female. Don't they ever here of condom, pills, abortion... Of course, they might be against these for religious reasons but, then, they belong to church and not to the army.
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