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The presumption is that our military is there to protect the interests of the USA.
One has to assume that among the interests of the USA, one must include this woman's children.
She is the unique position of being the very best serviceperson to protect the interests of those children.
She's a truck driver in the military, so finding someone to replace her on the job is no big deal. There's a lot of people in the service and there's a lot of positions for a truck driver on US military bases, too.
She did her time, and she can to continue doing more time, as long as she can do so stateside, so I think that those of you who are outraged about her are being sort of childish.
Many of us are single and/or working moms who have been there, done that with the childcare thing. And thus, figure that if we can do it, she can.
How have you really been there Catz? As a single mother, did the government send you overseas for a year where you were not allowed to bring your children?
i don't think it is the same...catz....the struggles of a single mother and this particular scenario of being sent overseas?
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She is not single, she is married with a perfectly capable husband. She signed a contract for EIGHT YEARS not FOUR. Why is everyone so ready to let her drop her obligations?
If every man in the military got a chick pregnant and then showed up at work with his kids because his girlfriend worked do you think they should let him out of his obligation-- if you don't think so please tell me why.
Do you know how many of our military members who are in Iraq and Afghanistan right now have children and have problems with their wives and or girlfriends and or childcare?