thedrifter
05-13-07, 10:01 AM
7,243 moms deployed this Mother’s Day
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday May 13, 2007 9:49:16 EDT
Writer Jane Sellman once said that the phrase “working mother” is redundant. That’s especially true of mothers in uniform — all 121,701 of them who serve in the active military branches and reserves.
And even more so for the 7,243 who are currently deployed overseas and whose husbands or kids won’t be taking them out to brunch on Mother’s Day this Sunday.
The Army leads the way on total mothers in uniform, with 27,400, followed closely by the Air Force’s 23,106, according to Defense Department statistics. The Navy has 16,034 moms in the fold; the Marines, 2,822. Among the reserve components, the Army National Guard has 14,762 mothers; the Army Reserve, 14,659.
Given its heavy involvement with the war in Iraq, the Army, as one might expect, has more mothers deployed — 3,496 — than any other service. A total of 996 moms are deployed with the Air Force; 869 with the Navy; 647 with the Army National Guard; 644 with the Army Reserve; and 240 with the Navy Reserve.
There are also 147 Marine Corps moms on deployment; 97 with the Air National Guard; 95 with the Air Force Reserve; and 11 with the Marine Corps Reserve.
And one with the Coast Guard.
Happy Mothers Day, ladies — wherever you are.
Ellie
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday May 13, 2007 9:49:16 EDT
Writer Jane Sellman once said that the phrase “working mother” is redundant. That’s especially true of mothers in uniform — all 121,701 of them who serve in the active military branches and reserves.
And even more so for the 7,243 who are currently deployed overseas and whose husbands or kids won’t be taking them out to brunch on Mother’s Day this Sunday.
The Army leads the way on total mothers in uniform, with 27,400, followed closely by the Air Force’s 23,106, according to Defense Department statistics. The Navy has 16,034 moms in the fold; the Marines, 2,822. Among the reserve components, the Army National Guard has 14,762 mothers; the Army Reserve, 14,659.
Given its heavy involvement with the war in Iraq, the Army, as one might expect, has more mothers deployed — 3,496 — than any other service. A total of 996 moms are deployed with the Air Force; 869 with the Navy; 647 with the Army National Guard; 644 with the Army Reserve; and 240 with the Navy Reserve.
There are also 147 Marine Corps moms on deployment; 97 with the Air National Guard; 95 with the Air Force Reserve; and 11 with the Marine Corps Reserve.
And one with the Coast Guard.
Happy Mothers Day, ladies — wherever you are.
Ellie