Results: Single Mom Dismissed from Air Force
Published on 10/25/2012
Rebecca Edmonds joined the Air Force and recieved a full scholarship to a Catholic school to be a nurse. She got pregnant and was "dis-enrolled" from the Air Force and her scholarship was taken away as the Air Force does not enrol single parents. They think the stress of a military life and parental abscence is too hard for the child(ren). Rebecca's mother said even if Rebecca would be deployed, the child would be cared for by the father and both sets of grandparents.
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Do you think it's unfair that single parents can't join the Air Force? Yes
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Rebecca's mother states that this policy encourages young pregnant women who want to or have enlisted to either give up their child for adoption or have an abortion. Do you agree? Yes
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Rebecca's scholarship was revoked and now she must pay back $92,000 for her educaton. What do you think of this? They shouldn't have taken it away or dismissed her
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I can understand the dismissal but it's not fair to put her in that much debt
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She knew the terms and conditions of enlisting so she should have to take care of the payments
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Rebecca's mother said it doesn't matter if the person is married or not, military life is hard on families no matter what. Do you agree? Yes, it's hard on everyone whether the parents are married or not
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No, I think it's harder on parents who aren't married
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If single parents can prove they have someone to care for their child(ren) while they are deployed, do you think they should be allowed to enlist? Yes it's not fair they can't enlist
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No, it's too hard on the child(ren) to be gone that long
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