Where's TIME MAG Photo of Military Mothers in Fatigues, Called to Duty while Breast Feeding?

[cynatnite]

38. I can't disagree strong enough...

My husband and I both were in the military together and we had 2 children with us. He was infantry and I was a medic. Our children did not suffer in any way as a result. In fact, they thrived pretty well. My husband has been deployed twice and we both have gone out on bivouacs. Again, our family did pretty well.

For families with both parents in the military, the smart thing always to do is to have contingencies when both parents are unavailable. My husband and I had this with our children. We both had parents who could take our children should we both had been deployed. We had friends on base to help as well. In fact, a lot of military families helped each other out. It was a great supportive group we all had. I still miss them.

Also, I was pregnant while in the military. Again, no problems. As with all pregnant women in the military, their duties are modified as their pregnancies progress. It's no different with a male soldier who physically can't perform his duties due to an injury. After a time, when deemed physically fit, the women are back on full duty just like everyone else.

We had a good life.

Now, not all was perfect then, but that's life. It's never perfect and you get along the best you can. That's what we did then and what we do now.