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Afghanistan Birth Mother Named.
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/// When she is released from the hospital she is expected to move into a friend’s house before rejoining her colleagues at the Baker Barracks, near Havant, Hants. ///
No mention of what will happen to the baby.
/// When she is released from the hospital she is expected to move into a friend’s house before rejoining her colleagues at the Baker Barracks, near Havant, Hants. ///
No mention of what will happen to the baby.
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This might sound 'appalling' to some on this forum - guess who?, but when I opened the link and looked at - especially - the left hand photo, I genuinely thought it was a bloke!
My first instinct was to shout: "Get an 'aircut, you 'orrible little man!" (Not that I was ever addressed in such a manner in my time in the Forces - cough)
My first instinct was to shout: "Get an 'aircut, you 'orrible little man!" (Not that I was ever addressed in such a manner in my time in the Forces - cough)
Why don't we all just leave these folk to get on with their lives?
I think this is an example of how supposed journalism is getting coverage by attempts at muck-raking and sensationalism.
And 'what happens to the baby' is muck-raking journo's will pursue him for the rest of his existence.
God help us all, with all this technology at our disposal it comes down to this.
I think this is an example of how supposed journalism is getting coverage by attempts at muck-raking and sensationalism.
And 'what happens to the baby' is muck-raking journo's will pursue him for the rest of his existence.
God help us all, with all this technology at our disposal it comes down to this.
Gromit
/// I assume the Barracks has family quarters nearby and the baby will be looked after by the mother. ///
This is the Army we are talking about, yes they provide 'Married Quarters' and Welfare facilities, but I don't think they provide crèche facilities, where one can place their infants while one carries out one's duties and also go off on excises and detachments etc.
/// Is there some unstated bigotry I am not picking up on? ///
That would be quite impossible with a mind-set such as yours.
/// I assume the Barracks has family quarters nearby and the baby will be looked after by the mother. ///
This is the Army we are talking about, yes they provide 'Married Quarters' and Welfare facilities, but I don't think they provide crèche facilities, where one can place their infants while one carries out one's duties and also go off on excises and detachments etc.
/// Is there some unstated bigotry I am not picking up on? ///
That would be quite impossible with a mind-set such as yours.
sp1814
/// Why is this news? ///
Because she is the first service woman to give birth to a child she did not know she was expecting, in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
/// Why has she been named? ///
One could ask, why is anyone in the news named?
/// She's been fighting in Afghanistan for goodness sake. She should be left alone. She didn't seek this publicity. ///
So fighting in Afghanistan disassociates one from anything that has brought oneself into the news, does it?
Regarding the publicity she has inadvertently attracted, I don't think she will refuse the consequent benefits that will most likely be showered down upon her.
/// Why is this news? ///
Because she is the first service woman to give birth to a child she did not know she was expecting, in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
/// Why has she been named? ///
One could ask, why is anyone in the news named?
/// She's been fighting in Afghanistan for goodness sake. She should be left alone. She didn't seek this publicity. ///
So fighting in Afghanistan disassociates one from anything that has brought oneself into the news, does it?
Regarding the publicity she has inadvertently attracted, I don't think she will refuse the consequent benefits that will most likely be showered down upon her.
"So fighting in Afghanistan disassociates one from anything that has brought oneself into the news, does it?"
No - but she is fully justified in calling all those who have written critical articles about her to quit their jobs and face the bullets, mortar bombs and snipers that she has had to deal with.
I may be in a minority here, but I reckon if you've had the guts to serve in Afghanistan, being medivac'd out of the country to have a baby doesn't in any way, detract from what you've done to serve your country.
Brave woman.
Hope she has a safe birth and healthy baby.
I cant think of much more to add on that.
No - but she is fully justified in calling all those who have written critical articles about her to quit their jobs and face the bullets, mortar bombs and snipers that she has had to deal with.
I may be in a minority here, but I reckon if you've had the guts to serve in Afghanistan, being medivac'd out of the country to have a baby doesn't in any way, detract from what you've done to serve your country.
Brave woman.
Hope she has a safe birth and healthy baby.
I cant think of much more to add on that.
sp1814
/// I may be in a minority here, but I reckon if you've had the guts to serve in Afghanistan, being medivac'd out of the country to have a baby doesn't in any way, detract from what you've done to serve your country. ///
I don't think anyone is criticizing her bravery, just the military stupidity in not pregnancy testing their female service personnel before sending them out into a war zone, and her capability of looking after an infant while at the same time being a serving soldier.
/// Hope she has a safe birth and healthy baby. ///
She has already given birth and is now back in the UK.
/// I may be in a minority here, but I reckon if you've had the guts to serve in Afghanistan, being medivac'd out of the country to have a baby doesn't in any way, detract from what you've done to serve your country. ///
I don't think anyone is criticizing her bravery, just the military stupidity in not pregnancy testing their female service personnel before sending them out into a war zone, and her capability of looking after an infant while at the same time being a serving soldier.
/// Hope she has a safe birth and healthy baby. ///
She has already given birth and is now back in the UK.
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