Babies In The Military

This really opens a can of worms! The Stars And Stripes published an article about a new Army policy that went into effect Nov. 4 and applies to all those serving under Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo III, who commands Multi-National Division-North, including Balad, Kirkuk, Tikrit, Mosul and Samarra. Soldiers under his command can now face court-martial for either getting pregnant or for impregnating another soldier while on active duty. This policy also applies to married couples that are stationed in the same area. Both the husband and wife could face punishment under the policy. Punishment could include jail time.

Like Eugene Fidell said, who teaches military law at Yale Law School and is president of the National Institute of Military Justice, the policy is fraught with "legal, ethical and policy issues.”

I'm almost scared to pick this one apart. I understand very well why a commander would want such a policy, to prevent a soldier from leaving a void at a moment critical to the success of a mission. Army-wide rules require that a soldier that becomes pregnant in Iraq be removed from the war within 14 days. But it still doesn't seem right to prohibit a husband and wife from having a baby.

I've heard a couple of suggestions to solve the problem, such as not permitting females on the front lines in the first place, and to not allow a man and his wife to be stationed in the same area. The first solution, while not exactly keeping them from becoming pregnant, would help prevent an unexpected absence on the front lines. To keep a man and his wife apart when they could be together is bad simply because a husband and wife should be together when possible.

Perhaps the women should go back to being keepers at home. While I do NOT believe in the subjugation or suppression of women, they made the greatest mistake in the history of womankind (next to what Eve did in the garden of Eden) when they joined the general work force. They should've never entered politics or the pulpit, and never tried to take a man's place in the work force. It's contrary to the Word of God, and when you replace It with your own ideas you run into trouble.

Though all men are liars, God is still True!