Army girl gives birth in Camp Bastion

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....rth-Taliban-raid.html

Shouldn't all female Service personnel, be given a pregnancy test before leaving for an overseas posting, especially to a war zone?

[joeluke]

2sp

A womans place is not on the battlefield just as much as a mans place is not at the kitchen sink/ironing board/cooker

[anotheoldgit]

andy-hughes

/// like they say - sex with a man is OK ///

You know that from personal experience do you Andy? :0)

[2sp_]

Please tell me you're kidding, joe?

[joeluke]

2sp.....what use is the female 'soldier' in the OP to our armed forces right now?

As if I would be kidding!

[2sp_]

Lordy...

[ummmm]

If he's on the wind up, Planks, he's kept it up for a long time.

[joeluke]

So..........what use IS the female 'soldier' in the OP to our armed forces right now?

[Zeuhl]

<a mans place is not at the kitchen sink/ironing board/cooker >

Really joe?

serving (male) soldiers take great pride in their ability to iron their uniform to the point its creases could be used as an offensive weapon

and in their ability to put together a meal

it's called self sufficiency

and is considered superior to relying on that transition from depending on mummy to depending on wifey

[friedgreentomato]

wassacks

[Zeuhl]

<So..........what use IS the female 'soldier' in the OP to our armed forces right now?>

probably as much use as the large number of male soldiers flown home every month after suffering some accident or other.

[joeluke]

zeuhl......I'll rephrase that

a mans place IN THE HOME is not at the kitchen sink/ironing board/cooker

In the forces males have to carry out these tasks because they have no wife there for them to do them

[ummmm]

Very well put, Zeuhl. My Uncle is ex army and would happily do the families ironing, cooking and child care. He wasn't even in the army for that long.

[guilliebrougues]

I supose the only person who knows the real truth, is the girl herself. Come on, there was only one Virgin Birth.

[DTCwordfan]

//I am pleased I am not all bad as DTcrosswordfan would have new members believe.

Perhaps the 'CROSSWORD' in his username is a big give away?//

I didn't say you were bad, AOG, just bigoted and past the due date when it comes to the role of women, when it comes to the forces, and the situation of this young woman, a woman who probably feels awful for what has happened re all the extra effort needed to get her and her baby out (as it is premature, I understand - so hence the specialist team on the way out. you would deny her that support?)

And for the record to anna and other new folk, the way AOG tries and turns to make a snide remark is typical, the sign of a weak mind. He started this personal attack before my remarks, a fine testament to the "man" he supposes to be.

[Sqad]

She is a Gunner..........what if she was at action stations repelling a Taliban attack and she went into labour and gave birth.......?

Not an ideal situation.

The M.O.D will certainly review the requirements and evaluation of female military staff before sending them to a foreign theatre of war.

[friedgreentomato]

Sqad the point is she did not know she was preggars - now I know you men find that hard to believe but it does happen!

[DTCwordfan]

From an actuarial perspective, Sqad, what are the chances on that - pretty low if you do the calculations - how many women have served in Afghanistan, and then Iraq as that must be a few thousand? then what is her working day on the gun also taking into account days off duty......so we are getting a small number already, bordering on the chance being "speculation" on your part.

[Sqad]

helen....that is why pregnancy testing all female military personnel is being considered before overseas tours of duty.

[2sp_]

Her appendix could also have burst whilst she was on duty.

Should all servicemen/women have their appendix removed, just in case?