By Some how I don’t think a letter of reprimand that doesn’t remain in your permanent file is going to do anything to relieve this problem:
Seven U.S. soldiers, including three men, have already been punished under six-week-old rules making pregnancy a violation of military law in northern Iraq.Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo, who commands Multi-National Division — North, said he instituted the ban when he took over in early November to prevent the loss of valuable female soldiers, since troops who become pregnant are sent home.
“The message to my female soldiers is that I need you for the duration,” Cucolo said in a phone interview late Monday. “Please think before you act.”
Four soldiers have been found to be pregnant since the order was enacted, Cucolo said. Cucolo commands about 22,000 soldiers, 1,700 of whom are female.
Though any violation of the ban, which applies only to those under Cucolo, could theoretically be punished by court-martial and jail time, he said disciplinary actions are being handled at a lower level.
The ban is part of General Order No. 1, which also bars U.S. troops and civilians attached to the military from consuming alcohol and possessing pornography. It does not ban sex.
The four soldiers who became pregnant were given letters of reprimand that will not remain a part of the permanent military file, Cucolo said, as were two of the male soldiers.
The third male soldier, a noncommissioned officer who is married and impregnated a subordinate who is not his wife, was also charged with fraternization and given a permanent letter of reprimand, Cucolo said.
One of the female soldiers declined to say who impregnated her and the unit “let it drop,” Cucolo said, adding that he had no plans to further investigate paternity.
“I’m in a war zone,” he said. “I don’t have time for that.”
Cucolo said he discussed the ban with his commanders, including a female battalion commander and a command sergeant major, and all agreed “wholeheartedly.” The unit had experienced a number of pregnancies prior to its deployment, he said. [Stars & Stripes]
6:18 am on June 20th, 2010 1
This article is almost seven months old.
7:04 am on June 20th, 2010 2
Must be a slow news day…:)
9:10 am on June 20th, 2010 3
New motto for female GI's?
"Get'em off their backs and into the WACS!"
11:22 am on June 20th, 2010 4
What's six-week-old rule?
11:25 am on June 20th, 2010 5
#3 An Leon—your wisdom is only surpassed by your rimes.
5:13 pm on June 20th, 2010 6
The female battalion commander and command sergeant major could write a book titled:
"The Whores of War"
6:38 pm on June 20th, 2010 7
"The Whores of War"
…and, for the rest of them, "The Cattle of Battle".
Hey, that's good.
From now on, those plus-sized military girls are going to be known as…
Battle Cattle…
I can't be the first person to have come up with this… has anybody heard it before?
6:50 pm on June 20th, 2010 8
Moo-ve over people ‘cause the cows are comin’ home and they’re packin’! The udder devastation continues!
2:29 am on June 21st, 2010 9
Leon,
That's what I herd.
3:25 am on June 21st, 2010 10
NOW—I remember why I started visiting here.
7:38 am on June 21st, 2010 11
From the badlands came the killer, he lived by his knife and the gun.
He'd cut you just for standing, and shoot you if you tried to run.
He was as big as a tree, and did what he pleased, and everything he did was bad.
They said if you was to kill him, it'd only make him mad.
From the goodlands came the cowgirl, Patti was her name.
She was hot on the trail of that killer on a moped she called Flame.
Cause the killer had killed her daddy just for spittin' in the road,
And you only had to kill her daddy once to get that girl p.o.'d.
Yippee-i-ay – Cow Patti!
Yippee-i-ay – Cow Patti!
She rode into town to find the man that killed her daddy!
Yippee-i-ay – Cow Patti!
The killer hit town at daybreak, ate the door off the local saloon.
He started to drinkin' and you could tell he was thinkin'
There'd be a showdown soon.
Patti hit town in a cloud of dust, old Flame was buzzin' like a saw.
And the whole town got quiet as a church when the killer stepped out for the draw.
Forty shots rang out. Forty people fell.
Patti and the killer missed each other but they shot the town to hell!
The killer took a step toward Patti, said, "It's time I gunned you down"!
But he slipped in something that was laying in the street
And was shot before he hit the ground.
Yes, the killer slipped and it cost him his life
And Patti said as she raced out of town:
"You got to watch your step, when you know the chips are down."
Yippee-i-ay – Cow Patti!
Yippee-i-ay – Cow Patti!
She rode into town to find the man that killed her daddy!
Yippee-i-ay – Cow Patti!
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8:52 am on June 21st, 2010 12
This story is bull.
11:31 am on June 21st, 2010 13
@12, Care to elaborate why the story is bull?
11:38 am on June 21st, 2010 14
Johnny Cash's lesser-known version of Ghost Riders in the Sky.
A young GI sat in his tent one dusty afternoon
Upon his cot he rested while wishing for some poon
When all at once a mighty herd of GI girls he saw
A-plodding through the desert sands… and to the chow hall
Their asses wide as humvees and their hair a nappy mess
Bitch was on their faces, drooping titties on their chests
A bolt of lust went through him as they lumbered 'cross the sand
For that would solve his problem… he no longer had to use his hand.
Yippie yi Ohhhhh
Yippie yi yaaaaay
Battle Cattle in the camp
Their thighs were thick, their arms were haired, their shirts all soaked with sweat
He chased hard to catch that herd, to see what he could get
When lonely in the desert, anything will fly
And in a throw of passion… the cow milked the GI
Some months later at formation, the sergeant yelled his name.
An order had been violated, and he was to blame
The colonel turned a fiery red, "I hope you had your fun"
"'cause along with child support… you're demoted to E-1"
Yippie yi Ohhhhh
Yippie yi Yaaaaay
Battle Cattle in the camp
Battle Cattle in the camp
Battle Cattle in the camp