This whole thing was brought on by the “political correctness” thing which was foisted upon us years ago. I believe that it is unreasonable to assign a female in her childbearing years to a combat zone or a combat situation. Simple logic would tell even the simplest mind that this is not a good idea. And, I don’t give a rats ass who says so, women and men are not equals in every situation and particularly those situations where the woman’s physical capacity might be diminished by a pregnancy. We simply need to grow up, grow some balls and move past this “politically correct” crapola.
IMO, the creation of an all-volunteer force in 1974(?) terminated the endless flow of manpower through induction. Consequently, it became necessary to initiate a host of unprecedented measures to maintain end strength. The most disconcerting measure initiated during the latter stages of my career was the introduction of the Maternity uniform.