Deployed US Navy Has a Pregnancy Problem, and It’s Getting Worse
Richard Pollock
A record 16 out of 100 Navy women are reassigned from ships to shore duty due to pregnancy, according to data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group.
That number is up 2 percent from 2015, representing hundreds more who have to cut their deployments short, taxing both their unit’s manpower, military budgets and combat readiness. Further, such increases cast a shadow over the lofty gender integration goals set by former President Barack Obama.
https://stream.org/deployed-us-navy-pregnancy-problem-getting-worse/
