Soldier mom refuses deployment to care for baby

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Originally Posted by fnfalman

I missed the days where only officers and senior NCOs can get married and establish families.

That's what my dad did. He was an E7 (and married) I believe before they had me. My mother was in the military too but she let her contract run out (8 years) so she could have a family. Even when my dad was a CMSGT he had to travel months at a time which left our care up to my mother. A single military parent (especially a low ranking one) is just a terrible idea.

This is also a prime example of why women don't make as much as men in the work force.