women in the military

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• Couples Retreat, Afghanistan Style [Women In The Military]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 802
  Worried about the deterioration of soldiers marriages — divorce has been on the rise in their ranks since 9/11 — the military is increasingly allowing couples to serve together. The Wall Street Journal meets three such couples in Afghanistan. All three serve in the same military police company in Kandahar, ...
  21 hours ago

• University of Arizona Poetry Center- hosts a reading of COMING IN HOT

  
  The Brainpan — Authority: 143
    Coming in Hot at UA Poetry Center       As many of you already know, Dinnerware Gallery, Tooley’s Cafe, Rocket Gallery, and many others recently got ousted from their block of space on Congress Street, leaving many Tucson patrons upset and the Coming in Hot intallation project without a home.   But, ...
  1 day ago

• well at least NO courts martial

  
  ravings of a semi-sane madwoman — Authority: 446
  which is rather a relief. still DISCIPLINARY action will be taken (and has already been taken in seven cases). as i said, i UNDERSTAND the reasons why someone should NOT get pregnant in a war zone. i dont understand PUNISHMENT for it US general defends ‘no pregnancy’ policy; vows no court martial for violation ...
  2 days ago

• Women in Iraq: Dont Get Pregnant or Else!

  
  LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH — Authority: 504
  Major General Anthony Cucolo, head of Army forces in northern Iraq, issued an order in November forbidding pregnancy among military personnel under his command. In a recent telephone interview, the general said, "The message to my female soldiers is that I need you for the duration.” Military rules require that ...
  2 days ago

• Army pregnancy ban

  
  Losantiville — Authority: 118
  MAJ GEN Cucolo is under fire for his ban on pregnancy by female soldiers getting ready to deploy or currently in the battlefield. Female soldiers failing to adhere, as well as the father of the children, could face court martial and jail time. In all of the discussion about women being allowed the same rights as ...
  3 days ago

• another angle on women in the military

  
  ravings of a semi-sane madwoman — Authority: 446
  sex in a war zone, abortion in the military, birth control and PUNISHMENT (as in SHE is the one likely to be punished) i also wrote about something in this vein a few postings ago Women Soldiers Forced to Resort to Back-Alley Abortions: Why Are Their Reproductive Rights Denied? By Kathryn Joyce , ...
  4 days ago

• Full Participation for Our Women at Arms

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 672
  Did you know that, not taking into account the recent announced troop increase in Afghanistan, some 220,000 women have engaged in combat operations* in Iraq and Afghanistan? I had no idea that so many of our women in uniform had actually seen combat. And while I knew that women in our military are still barred from ...
  1 week ago

• Abortion Access in Uniform

  
  Lawyers, Guns and Money — Authority: 672
  Bad: For military women, who lack all rights to medical privacy, facing an unplanned pregnancy is a daunting obstacle. Thanks to anti-abortion forces in Congress, military hospitals are banned from providing abortion services, except in cases of life endangerment, rape, or incest (and for the latter two, only if the ...
  1 week ago

• Women In The Military: Underutilized During, Neglected After [G.I. Jane]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 802
  Are women in the U.S. military getting full opportunities to serve their country? And are they getting adequate support upon their return from combat zones? It wont surprise you that the answer is no, not really. According to military experts Donna McAleer and Erin Solaros op-ed in The Washington Post , ...
  1 week ago

• What if…? Short Takes 12/14/09

  
  Professor, What If...? — Authority: 117
  1. Watched last week’s Xmas episode of The Office and LOVED Phyllis as Santa. Michael, being his regular (cis)sexist self, mocked her as “Tranny Claus,” insisting HE be Santa yet again. Phyllis rocked as Santa! Yeah for female Santa (and gender-queer Santa )! As for Mrs. Claus, I am damn sure she does a ...
  1 week ago

• The Role Of Women In The Military

  
  War News Updates — Authority: 161
  Female Marine recruits practice drill at Parris Island, S.C. Photo from Impact Lab Full Participation For Our Sisters-In-Arms -- Washington Post By this time next year, U.S. troops will have been in Afghanistan longer than the Soviets were. The United States has been engaged in combat in Afghanistan and ...
  1 week ago

• First Female Citadel Cadet Reflects 15 Years Later [Clips]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 802
  Though shes left the military, today on GMA Shannon Faulkner said fighting for admission to the Citadel was worth it because, "Its not for all women, but the fact that they have that choice. Thats my prize." Clip at left.
  2 weeks ago

• Send cards/packages to female troops in Basra

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 150
  This is a sticky post. Scroll down for the new posts.December 1, 2009This is from Do One Nice Thing dot com.Send care packages and cards to female troops in Basra, Iraq for Christmas.OPERATION YOU GO, GIRL MAILING DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DEC. 10.Please help make the holidays sweeter for some female service ...
  3 weeks ago

• Schlussel in the News: Baby Mamas in the US Armed Forces; Not a Chick Issue

  
  Debbie Schlussel — Authority: 671
  By Debbie SchlusselRecently, I noted the incident of a baby mama in the Army who wants to get out of serving so she can take care of her kid.  I called for a ban on single mothers in the military.Yesterday’s edition of the Memphis Commercial Appeal discussed the issue of single moms in the U.S. [...]
  4 weeks ago

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