Military life is not civilian life. I actually don't think that the general's ban on pregnancy was discriminatory since he also punished the men involved. He said his point was to get his soldiers -- both male and female -- to think before they acted. We all know that contraception can be 99%-plus effective if used correctly. Unless it goes against a soldier's religious beliefs, it seems like birth control pills or condoms is all that's called for here. He wasn't telling them not to have sex. He was just telling them to practice birth control until their tours of duty ended.
I think it's ironic that a general who doesn't want to lose his female soldiers is so attacked for being discriminatory. Maybe I'm missing something huge here. But the military tells its soldiers how to dress, how to act, how to behave in various situations and how to represent our country. It seemed surprising to me, but not necessarily discriminatory.
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Military life is not civilian life. I actually don't think that the general's ban on pregnancy was discriminatory since he also punished the men involved. He said his point was to get his soldiers -- both male and female -- to think before they acted. We all know that contraception can be 99%-plus effective if used correctly. Unless it goes against a soldier's religious beliefs, it seems like birth control pills or condoms is all that's called for here. He wasn't telling them not to have sex. He was just telling them to practice birth control until their tours of duty ended.
I think it's ironic that a general who doesn't want to lose his female soldiers is so attacked for being discriminatory. Maybe I'm missing something huge here. But the military tells its soldiers how to dress, how to act, how to behave in various situations and how to represent our country. It seemed surprising to me, but not necessarily discriminatory.
December 28, 2009 - 9:07amThis Comment
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