Pregnancy in Iraq could mean court-martial

[unhappycamper]

Pregnancy in Iraq could mean court-martial
By Anne Flaherty - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Dec 18, 2009 17:37:58 EST

WASHINGTON — An Army general in northern Iraq has added pregnancy to the list of reasons a soldier under his command could be court-martialed.

The new policy, outlined last month by Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo and released Friday by the Army, would apply to both female soldiers who become pregnant on the battlefield and the male soldiers who impregnate them.

Civilians reporting to Cucolo also could face criminal prosecution under the new guidelines.

Army spokesman George Wright said the service typically sends home from the battlefield soldiers who become pregnant. But it is not an Army-wide policy to punish them under the military’s legal code, he said.

However, division commanders like Cucolo have the authority to impose these type of restrictions to personnel operating under their command, Wright said.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/12/ap_iraq_pregnant_soldiers_court_martial_121809/

[niyad]

1. court-martialed for getting pregnant? wow, just.. . .wow

[PavePusher]

2. No, the C-M would probably be for having sex...

Which is currently against regs over there.

Kind of like trying to sweep the tide, and they hand out comdoms like candy, because the medical staff understand reality.

It's probably just a pile-on charge and will be dropped or bargained out later.

Still a stupid reg.