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01-23-07, 12:45 PM
Pregnant reservists to stay on active duty
By John Hoellwarth - jhoellwarth@militarytimes.com
Posted : Tuesday Jan 23, 2007 12:48:36 EST
Activated Reserve Marines will no longer be separated from active duty if they become pregnant, according to a Corps-wide message Friday.
Instead, they will fall under the same policy on pregnancy for active-duty Marines that keeps them in their work sections but prohibits them from deploying, according to MarAdmin 27/07.
Although the new policy keeps already activated pregnant reservists on duty, it places restrictions on when a pregnant Reserve Marine can be activated in the first place.
Pregnant reservists cannot be assigned “inactive duty for training,” such as Individual Ready Reserve musters, within 30 days of their expected delivery date. Also, after 28 weeks of pregnancy, they are ineligible for activation orders and exempt from participating in their unit’s annual training drills, according to the message.
MARADMIN 027/07
««-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------»»
Date signed: 01/19/2007 MARADMIN Number: 027/07
CHANGE 1 TO MARINE CORPS POLICY CONCERNING PREGNANCY AND PARENTHOOD
Subject:
191516Z JAN 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 027/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/CHANGE 1 TO MARINE CORPS POLICY CONCERNING PREGNANCY
/AND PARENTHOOD//
REF/A/MSGID OC/MCO 5000.12E/-//
POC/S. T. FOSTER/CAPT/MPO/-/TEL:703-784-9387
/TEL SN 278-9387//
NARR/REF A MCO 5000.12E, MARINE CORPS POLICY CONCERNING
PREGNANCY AND PARENTHOOD.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE MAKES CHANGES TO
MCO 5000.12E REGARDING THE RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY OF
PREGNANT RESERVE MARINES.
2. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, RESERVE MARINES ON ACTIVE DUTY
ORDERS WILL NO LONGER BE SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY DUE TO
PREGNANCY. PARAGRAPH 19.B OF MCO 5000.12E IS CANCELLED
AND REPLACED WITH THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH, "A PREGNANT RESERVE
MARINE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PERFORM ANY PERIODS
OF INACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (IDT) WITHIN 30-DAYS OF HER
ANTICIPATED DATE OF DELIVERY, NOR WILL A PREGNANT RESERVE
MARINE BE ISSUED ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS (WITH OR WITHOUT PAY)
AFTER 28-WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. UNIT COMMANDERS WILL NOT
REQUIRE MARINES TO PERFORM IDT PERIODS WITHIN 30-DAYS OF
THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERY DATE OR ANNUAL TRAINING (AT)
AFTER 28-WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. ALTERNATE AT AND RESCHEDULED
IDTS MAY BE AUTHORIZED. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ORDERS,
MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED THAT WILL VERIFY
THE ESTIMATED DATE OF DELIVERY AND THAT THERE ARE NO
COMPLICATIONS THAT HAVE ARISEN SINCE THE ONSET OF THE
PREGNANCY."
3. IN PARAGRAPH 19.C AFTER "APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES NOT
ON EAD", ADD THE PHRASE "OR ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS".
4. THE POLICY GOVERNING PREGNANT ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WILL
ALSO GOVERN RESERVE MARINES SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY.
5. COMMANDERS CAN DOWNLOAD MCO 5000.12E AT WWW.USMC.MIL. //
Ellie
By John Hoellwarth - jhoellwarth@militarytimes.com
Posted : Tuesday Jan 23, 2007 12:48:36 EST
Activated Reserve Marines will no longer be separated from active duty if they become pregnant, according to a Corps-wide message Friday.
Instead, they will fall under the same policy on pregnancy for active-duty Marines that keeps them in their work sections but prohibits them from deploying, according to MarAdmin 27/07.
Although the new policy keeps already activated pregnant reservists on duty, it places restrictions on when a pregnant Reserve Marine can be activated in the first place.
Pregnant reservists cannot be assigned “inactive duty for training,” such as Individual Ready Reserve musters, within 30 days of their expected delivery date. Also, after 28 weeks of pregnancy, they are ineligible for activation orders and exempt from participating in their unit’s annual training drills, according to the message.
MARADMIN 027/07
««-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------»»
Date signed: 01/19/2007 MARADMIN Number: 027/07
CHANGE 1 TO MARINE CORPS POLICY CONCERNING PREGNANCY AND PARENTHOOD
Subject:
191516Z JAN 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 027/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/CHANGE 1 TO MARINE CORPS POLICY CONCERNING PREGNANCY
/AND PARENTHOOD//
REF/A/MSGID OC/MCO 5000.12E/-//
POC/S. T. FOSTER/CAPT/MPO/-/TEL:703-784-9387
/TEL SN 278-9387//
NARR/REF A MCO 5000.12E, MARINE CORPS POLICY CONCERNING
PREGNANCY AND PARENTHOOD.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE MAKES CHANGES TO
MCO 5000.12E REGARDING THE RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY OF
PREGNANT RESERVE MARINES.
2. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, RESERVE MARINES ON ACTIVE DUTY
ORDERS WILL NO LONGER BE SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY DUE TO
PREGNANCY. PARAGRAPH 19.B OF MCO 5000.12E IS CANCELLED
AND REPLACED WITH THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH, "A PREGNANT RESERVE
MARINE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PERFORM ANY PERIODS
OF INACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (IDT) WITHIN 30-DAYS OF HER
ANTICIPATED DATE OF DELIVERY, NOR WILL A PREGNANT RESERVE
MARINE BE ISSUED ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS (WITH OR WITHOUT PAY)
AFTER 28-WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. UNIT COMMANDERS WILL NOT
REQUIRE MARINES TO PERFORM IDT PERIODS WITHIN 30-DAYS OF
THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERY DATE OR ANNUAL TRAINING (AT)
AFTER 28-WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. ALTERNATE AT AND RESCHEDULED
IDTS MAY BE AUTHORIZED. PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ORDERS,
MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED THAT WILL VERIFY
THE ESTIMATED DATE OF DELIVERY AND THAT THERE ARE NO
COMPLICATIONS THAT HAVE ARISEN SINCE THE ONSET OF THE
PREGNANCY."
3. IN PARAGRAPH 19.C AFTER "APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES NOT
ON EAD", ADD THE PHRASE "OR ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS".
4. THE POLICY GOVERNING PREGNANT ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WILL
ALSO GOVERN RESERVE MARINES SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY.
5. COMMANDERS CAN DOWNLOAD MCO 5000.12E AT WWW.USMC.MIL. //
Ellie