Pregnant troops leave the war; Central Command not counting

Washington Times ^ | 6/16/04 | Rowan Scarborough

[kattracks]

U.S. Central Command is not tracking the number of troops who must leave the Iraq war theater due to pregnancy, prompting military advocates to charge the Pentagon wants to keep secret what could be an embarrassing statistic.

There have been anecdotal reports of unmarried soldiers becoming pregnant in Iraq. One military police unit reported losing three women for that reason. Pfc. Lynndie England, the 21-year-old photographed holding a leash attached to an Iraqi prisoner, became pregnant during an affair with another soldier at the Abu Ghraib prison compound in Iraq.

[jocon307]

Good post, as always.

I used to worry that the military would one be comprised of just gay guys and lesbians. But at least I figured they would still make up a fearsome fighting force. Imagining our military as a "mecca for single moms", now that's a really scary thought!

Just more good things the feminists have done for "the children".

[HolgerDansk]

[...]Pfc. Lynndie England, the 21-year-old photographed holding a leash attached to an Iraqi prisoner, became pregnant during an affair with another soldier at the Abu Ghraib prison compound in Iraq.

Oh, thanks for that mental image. No, I'm not referring to the leash bit. Eww...

I suspect beer goggles were involved...

[Flyer]

During the 1991 Persian Gulf war, the press branded the destroyer tender USS Acadia the "Love Boat" after 36 sailors -- 10 percent of the women aboard -- became pregnant while deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm.

And many of those pregnancies were intentional so they could go home. I bet it is the same now.

If it's not a crime, it should be.

[Khurkris]

""The Army reporting is in general terms, reflecting [Defense Department] guidance," Col. Hart said. "We give you general numbers. That's designed to protect the rights of women, soldiers and the organization."

This is also known as..."Close enough for Government work."

[SAMS]

If a male soldier shoots himself to get out of combat, he is punished under UCMJ, a female on the other hand DELIBERATELY gets pregnant to get out of same situation...is returned here to Germany...is given housing a maternity uniform and a medical profile....

[nightdriver]

"Retired Army Col. David Hackworth says he has also been rebuffed in attempts to get information on troop pregnancies."

The squinting former congressperson Patsy Schroeder should have her @$$ called on the carpet for this.

She was the big feminazi gun behind getting more women into the fighting military.

[Tailgunner Joe]

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[Tailgunner Joe]

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