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November 20, 2003dumbassPeople, face certain realities in life. When you have seven children, you really should steer clear of certain lines of work. The military is one of them. Holcomb, whose husband is also in the military as a tank commander, had to rush home to care for their seven children. Her mother-in-law had been taking care of the family, but had to leave Colorado suddenly when her father-in-law fell ill with cancer. I have no sympathy for that woman and I believe that the Army should toss her out on her overly-fertile ass. How the hell did she EVER expect to be a "full-time soldier" with seven children? Life doesn't work that way, folks. You can't have your cake and eat it, too. We may have volunteer Army today, but it's not the same as most government jobs, where you collect a paycheck for doing nothing. On a few occasions, such as a FUCKING WAR, the Army expects you to do the job you volunteered to do. That job may mean lengthy deployments far from home in dangerous situations. You don't VOLUNTEER FOR THAT JOB if you have a brain in your head and seven children at home. Of course she intends to sue. That's the last refuge of a dumbass. (UPDATE: Check this link for more on this subject. He's done more research than I have, but we share the same conclusion.)
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That family of 5 children is a blended family. The husband has custody of two children from a previous marriage. The biological mother was threatening to sue for full custudy. Nothing has been said in the news about if the remaining 3 children are biologically "theirs" or a combination of "hers" and "theirs." What matters is that they are cared for and loved. You should know how hard it is for a father to get custody of his two children. Why then would he want to take a chance on loosing them to their biological mother? Rob, I certainly agree with your firsr sentence, but this case if you're familiar with it is a lot more involved/complicated, most of it due to current military regulations. Personally I don't feel women belong in a combat zone PERIOD. I'm from the old school where the men folk go off and fight the wars, and the women tend to the home fires! However, I don't see us going back to those days anytime soon if for no other fact that there aren't enough male volunteers. Bring back the draft, probably never happen. My solution would be no husband or wife could be in at the same time. Marry a soldier, one of you gets out!!! Posted by: phillip on November 20, 2003 11:01 AMI agree Phillip. That suggestion makes sense to me. Posted by: Acidman on November 20, 2003 11:07 AMAs harsh as it sounds, you're right on this one. I'd go further and say that no single parents would be allowed to stay on active duty, no pregnant women, and no soldiers married to other soldiers. The point of the military is to be deployable to combat zones. If you're not deployable, you can't be in. Period. Posted by: James Joyner on November 20, 2003 11:11 AMYup. Too many people are joining up for the bennies, and then when the SHTF, they find themselves in shit. That's what happens when you treat the Army as a "career", rather than a calling. I hope Pat Schroder falls and breaks her fucking neck. Posted by: Kim du Toit on November 20, 2003 12:03 PMI also agree with Phillip. I don't think the military is the place for women. At all. Period. Posted by: Alaska Kim on November 20, 2003 12:35 PMWell. As a woman who did 21 years in the AF, I'd say confidently that certain jobs can be done adequately by women, without much chance that combat will be a part. I do, however, think that single custodial parents are a hindrance to military readiness. As for double-military marriages, anecdotally, I'd say that this case is an anomaly. Posted by: Juliette on November 20, 2003 02:58 PMI dunno. I served with a hell of a lot shit hot hella competent women in my 9 1/2 year tour. I'm not so sure about women in the combat zone, Isreali experience shows that there's some definite morale problems, but hell, if they can do the job, let 'em. Phillip's suggestion makes sense, and James Joyner has nailed it. I believe it should be at the unit commander's discretion, though. Posted by: Eichra Oren on November 20, 2003 08:58 PMHi...I´m just surfed in and want to say hello!
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